Modify the Windows UWP app tray icon

Modify the Windows UWP app tray icon

In the Windows 7 era, modifying the taskbar icon is simple, right-clicking on the property and changing the icon. But after you step into Windows 8, as the App Store UWP app comes out, UWP apps that can be easily pinned to the taskbar aren't as easy to modify icons as desktop apps. However, original aim, as long as the icon can be displayed, there must be an icon file, that is, we can also manually replace the icon file method to modify the effect of the taskbar icon.

You can easily find the UWP app icon file by referencing the path to the icon file provided on the https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/20542873. PO for a moment:

Preinstalled Applications: C:\Windows\SystemApps\

Non-preloaded applications: C:\Program Files\windowsapps

Note: You need to take ownership of the folder before replacing it.

By the way, the tip of the taskbar icon in the center of the tips

Right-click the blank area of the taskbar, create a folder that is named "Full-width space", and select the folder. Then unlock the taskbar, drag the dotted line on the taskbar to adjust the icon position, and finally lock the taskbar.

Modify the Windows UWP app tray icon