I'm dealing with an older Windows application that's always shown a blank default icon in the taskbar and window header, which drives me nuts! I've tried changing the shortcut icon and even used rcedit to add a new icon to the .exe file, but nothing seems to work; it still shows that weird blank icon. I found a few others with the same issue, but solutions seem sparse. I'm mostly on Linux Mint these days, but I still have access to Windows. Any ideas on how I can finally change this icon? It feels like tools like Resource Hacker can't touch this default icon, only the custom one I added.
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You might want to consider creating a new app that includes the icon you want and simply launches the old program. There’s a possibility to accomplish this using a PowerShell script, or you might find a way to set an external icon through a registry setting—as long as you can access those options in Windows!
Those are some intriguing suggestions! Since I'm on Linux now, I'll need to look into whether there's an equivalent way to tweak settings as you would in the Windows registry. PowerShell scripting is a bit foreign to me, but perhaps I could whip up a bash script to achieve a similar effect. I'll definitely explore that!