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In order for the icon to be updated you may need to restart the Windows Explorer process. Alternatively if the application has multiple icons associated with it (which Visual Studio does), you can simply select an icon from the list.Īfter clicking OK and then either Apply or OK to close the Properties dialog, you might be wondering why the icon hasn’t changed. Select a new icon file by clicking Browse. Again, click Properties.įrom the Properties dialog, go to the Shortcut tab and click the Change Icon button. From the secondary context menu, click Properties.Īlternatively, if you hold Shift and right-click the icon on the taskbar, you get the standard Windows Explorer context menu, instead of the application jump list. Start by right-clicking on the icon in the taskbar and then right-clicking on the name of the application.

In this post I’ll run through how to change the icon. Luckily Windows provides an easy way to change the icon that appears in the taskbar. If I hovered over the icon, the tooltip indicated that the one on the right is Visual Studio 2019 Preview but I wanted a quicker way to differentiate between them. The Photos app, for example, hides the status bar and other interface elements when the user browses full-screen photos.After installing both Visual Studio and Visual Studio Preview I ran into the issue that when I pinned both to the taskbar, I didn’t know which was which. Temporarily hide these elements to provide a more immersive experience. A status bar can be distracting when users are trying to focus on media. For developer guidance, see UIBlurEffect.Ĭonsider temporarily hiding the status bar when displaying full-screen media.

Place a blurred view behind the status bar.

Display a custom image, like a gradient or solid color, behind the status bar.

Use a navigation bar in your app, which automatically displays a status bar background and ensures that content doesn’t appear under the status bar.

There are several common techniques for doing this:

Keep the status bar readable and don’t imply that content behind it is interactive. By default, the background of the status bar is transparent, allowing content beneath to show through. A dark status bar works well above light-color content and a light status bar works well above dark-color content. The visual style of the status bar’s text and indicators is either light or dark, and can be set globally for your app or individually for different screens.

Coordinate the status bar style with your app design.