Change desktop icon in code

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Hi how can I change the icon of a desktop shortcut via code? Im really puzzled. I have tried getting the icon of the shortcut with Icon iocn = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location); but then I don't know how to replace the current icon with a new one...Please help

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/csharpgeneral/thread/ce3ba993-2578-48b5-acb4-5421af950b05 I used as reference and just tweaked it a bit...this worked fine for what I intended Thanx for everyones input — p0enkie, Mar 22 '12 at 09:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 22 '12 at 08:31

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Using ShellLink Class you can modify the shortcuts

answered Mar 22 '12 at 08:31

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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You may need to recreate the shortcut from scratch. Look at this question for several different solutions.

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answered Mar 22 '12 at 08:07

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Change desktop icon in code

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