Taskbar right click menu not showing custom icon #20895

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opened 2026-01-31 07:27:05 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @ZacharyZhang-NY on GitHub (Nov 24, 2023).

Windows Terminal version

1.18.2822.0

Windows build number

10.0.22631.2715

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

Open settings, go to profile, change the icon to a custom .ico file.

Expected Behavior

The Taskbar right click menu should show the custom icon like this:
Screenshot 2023-11-24 142418

Actual Behavior

Now its all showing defaule icon with no custom icon:
Screenshot 2023-11-24 142359

Originally created by @ZacharyZhang-NY on GitHub (Nov 24, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.18.2822.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22631.2715 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Open settings, go to profile, change the icon to a custom .ico file. ### Expected Behavior The Taskbar right click menu should show the custom icon like this: <img width="437" alt="Screenshot 2023-11-24 142418" src="https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/18405598/3ea6d803-f8e7-4f61-9db3-a927a3397f7b"> ### Actual Behavior Now its all showing defaule icon with no custom icon: <img width="178" alt="Screenshot 2023-11-24 142359" src="https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/18405598/ac38075f-2c84-4ac0-8590-114d8f7a3431">
claunia added the Needs-TriageIssue-BugNeeds-Author-FeedbackNo-Recent-Activity labels 2026-01-31 07:27:06 +00:00
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@ZacharyZhang-NY commented on GitHub (Nov 24, 2023):

I already clear the windows icon cache, still not working.

@ZacharyZhang-NY commented on GitHub (Nov 24, 2023): I already clear the windows icon cache, still not working.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2023):

Are these icons files on disk? Or are they URLs/? I believe the Taskbar doesn't support web URLs for its icons.

If they're files on disk, then you may need to file feedback directly on the Taskbar, using the Feedback Hub.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2023): Are these icons files on disk? Or are they URLs/? I believe the Taskbar doesn't support web URLs for its icons. If they're files on disk, then you may need to file feedback directly on the Taskbar, using the Feedback Hub.
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 1, 2023):

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for 4 days. It will be closed if no further activity occurs within 3 days of this comment.

@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 1, 2023): This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for **4 days**. It will be closed if no further activity occurs **within 3 days of this comment**. <!-- Policy app identification https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=PullRequestIssueManagement. -->
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Reference: starred/terminal#20895