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How to change the icon of .bat file programmatically?


I'd like to know what's the way to actually set the icon of a .bat file to an arbitrary icon. How would I go about doing that programmatically, independently of the language I may be using.


Solution

  • Assuming you're referring to MS-DOS batch files: as it is simply a text file with a special extension, a .bat file doesn't store an icon of its own.

    You can, however, create a shortcut in the .lnk format that stores an icon.