If you have a custom icon for VS Code, it will be reverted to the default icon when you install an update.
This extension sets the Visual Studio Code shortcut icon to an icon you choose and restores it after an update.
Requirements
Windows
PowerShell
Guide
Set the icon path
When the extension is activated for the first time, you will get a pop-up to set the VS Code icon.
After that, you can enter the path to a .ico file you wish to use as the VS Code icon.
You can also use the Set Icon Path command.
After you press Enter, the extension will check the path and set the icon.
If the operation succeeds, restart VS Code to see the new icon in the taskbar.
Set the shortcut path
The extension automatically uses the default path where VS Code created the shortcut.
Use this if you renamed or moved your VS Code Start Menu shortcut.
You can try the Find Shortcut command if VS Code is installed system-wide.
Run the Set Shortcut Path command.
Enter the path to the Visual Studio Code shortcut.
To find the shortcut: open the Windows Start menu, search for "Visual Studio Code", right-click the item and select "Open file location". Copy the file location of the shortcut and paste it into the extension's input box.
If the icon is reverted
Use the Set Icon command to set the icon again.
Commands
VSC Icon Menu
A menu for selecting and running the other commands. It also shows what is wrong or what needs to be done.
Set Icon Path
Set the path to a .ico file you wish to use as the VS Code icon.
Set Shortcut Path
Set the path to the VS Code shortcut.
Set Icon
Sets the icon for VS Code.
Find Shortcut
Searches for the VS Code shortcut in the system and user Start Menu folders. If it finds the shortcut in the system Start Menu folder, it copies it to the user's Start Menu folder so the icon can be changed. If it can't find a shortcut, the user can set the path manually.
To run an extension command press Ctrl + Shift + P and type the command in the input box.
Used PowerShell commands
Get the path of the running VS Code process.
Get data from a .lnk file (e.g. target path, hotkeys, arguments) — only the target path is used.
