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need Terminal to change its window icon like CMD(or maybe Windows Console Host)! #20974

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opened 2026-01-31 07:29:20 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:29:20 +00:00
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Originally created by @Karlish-OMG on GitHub (Dec 12, 2023).

When I run an .exe program with no icon, it will call CMD on WIN10, and the cmd window's icon is cmd itself's icon. But if I create a shortcut of this program and change its icon, the cmd window's icon now become the icon I have just changed! Later, I do the same on Win11, but found to fail to see the same result. After a long time search and try, I finally found I should to change the option in Win11 Settings——Choose CMD in Terminal Setting! And finally I got what I expected.

I know Terminal is a newer and better one, and it can custom many things. But it seems that it can't or not convenient enough to change the icon for different single programs. And I hope Terminal can inherit the properties like cmd(or maybe Windows Console Host) do.

When I wrote here, I notice I may make a mistake for my lack of computer system's knowledge: It is Terminal vs Windows Console Host（conhost.exe） and cmd vs Powershell, but what I hope and observe may do not change.

My OS is Windows 11 22H2 (PC's CPU is Intel) , and I met up with such problem is when I run the .exe program in this github project: https://github.com/pandora-next/deploy
CMD(or maybe Windows Console Host)'s screenshot:
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Terminal 's screenshot:
terminal

Hope these information will help you to fix this problem, Thank you !!

Originally created by @Karlish-OMG on GitHub (Dec 12, 2023). When I run an .exe program with no icon, it will call CMD on WIN10, and the cmd window's icon is cmd itself's icon. But if I create a shortcut of this program and change its icon, the cmd window's icon now become the icon I have just changed! Later, I do the same on Win11, but found to fail to see the same result. After a long time search and try, I finally found I should to change the option in Win11 Settings——Choose CMD in Terminal Setting! And finally I got what I expected. I know Terminal is a newer and better one, and it can custom many things. But it seems that it can't or not convenient enough to change the icon for different single programs. And I hope Terminal can inherit the properties like cmd(or maybe Windows Console Host) do. When I wrote here, I notice I may make a mistake for my lack of computer system's knowledge: It is Terminal vs Windows Console Host（conhost.exe） and cmd vs Powershell, but what I hope and observe may do not change. My OS is Windows 11 22H2 (PC's CPU is Intel) , and I met up with such problem is when I run the .exe program in this github project: https://github.com/pandora-next/deploy CMD(or maybe Windows Console Host)'s screenshot: <img width="480" alt="cmd" src="https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/78194822/36014367-d42a-4562-9444-5eed6f8aea6d"> Terminal 's screenshot: <img width="464" alt="terminal" src="https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/78194822/8f256429-7d4b-4410-8cbe-844bad98175f"> Hope these information will help you to fix this problem, Thank you !!
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:29:22 +00:00
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@ShenHongFei commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2023):

I hope to dynamically set the tab icon in the new-tab command line. Please refer to the function of ConEmu.

@ShenHongFei commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2023): I hope to dynamically set the tab icon in the new-tab command line. Please refer to the function of ConEmu.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:29:22 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2023):

Thanks for the request! There's a pretty good summary of this problem space over in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/4768#issuecomment-1527800607. Namely, I think this is a /dup #4768, which also is ultimately impossible for us to do.

Conhost could successfully do this, but the taskbar basically ignores the icon of the HWND for packaged applications (which terminal is), and always uses the icon from the package itself 😕

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2023): Thanks for the request! There's a pretty good summary of this problem space over in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/4768#issuecomment-1527800607. Namely, I think this is a /dup #4768, which also is ultimately impossible for us to do. Conhost could successfully do this, but the taskbar basically ignores the icon of the HWND for _packaged applications_ (which terminal is), and always uses the icon from the package itself 😕
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:29:22 +00:00
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2023):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2023): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report! <!-- Policy app identification https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=PullRequestIssueManagement. -->
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