C# Change the icon on the top left of winform

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I'm trying to change the top left corner icon of the winform from the default one to my icon: enter image description here

I've tried it by going to the Properties of my project, and go into Application, the set my own icon it in "Icon and Manifest".

But after that, it still show the same old default icon. Is there something I done wrong?

score 70 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 05 '12 at 01:34

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Your form has properties associated with it (in design mode, have the focus on your form and click F4). One of the properties is Icon and this is what you're looking for.

The icon you are referring to, in Application Properties, is the icon that will be used in the .EXE generated file.

answered Oct 05 '12 at 01:34

Ofer Zelig

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@Coolguy there is a holo tickbox next to answers, if this helped solve your problem please consider marking it as correct :) – Jeremy Thompson Oct 05 '12 at 01:44
You can also change the text along the top of the pane from "My Program" in the image above to your title by changing the Text property – DanG Jan 23 '17 at 19:19
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@Coolguy would you tick the tickbox next to my answer? – Ofer Zelig Dec 07 '18 at 02:44

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 03 '17 at 03:39

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You can use the icon setted for application using the following code:

    public MainForm()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        Icon = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
    }

answered Mar 03 '17 at 03:39

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This seems to be a good answer for [a different question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25403169/get-application-icon-of-c-sharp-winforms-app) – default locale Mar 03 '17 at 04:03

Sacul Rennorb · Answer 3 · 2018-09-30T14:52:32.980

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It's quite easy; just right-click your window in the visual studio designer and click on settings then navigate in the settings sidebar to the icon section - click on the three dots and select a .ico file as your icon to be displayed in the top left corner of you application.

edited Sep 30 '18 at 14:52

answered Oct 24 '15 at 11:42

Sacul Rennorb

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@BlakesSeven: Yes it does. It's an answer. Not a very good answer, but an answer. Downvote, don't flag. – Lightness Races in Orbit Nov 06 '15 at 18:39

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 02 '20 at 07:04

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Make Sure that Photo you're choosing is .ico format then you can change simply change it in visual studio form properites.

answered Sep 02 '20 at 07:04

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C# Change the icon on the top left of winform

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