Windows 10: Windows 11 - 24H2 - Paint - Create .ico icon files

I have a great suggestion about a missing feature in the upcoming Windows 11 - Build 24h2 - Paint application. That is the ability to create icon files by saving files as .ico icon files so that users can create icons for folders, CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray disks and much, much more. Let's make the new Paint application even better by collaborating on requesting this missing feature, which allows to save images as icon files, up to 256x256 pixels in size. Microsoft must take the necessary steps to add and implement the possibility to create .ico icon files by saving images as icons, as well as being a

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Why .ICO files blurry when you convert from an image?

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the steps below on how to change a picture to.ico format and check if this helps. Follow the steps below to do the same:

• Select the image\picture you want to convert into .ico.
• Now resize the image to 32x32 using Paint or Photo Gallery.
• Save the file and just rename it to with an .ico extension and also select 24bit bitmap.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

Windows 11 Desktop Shortcut Icons will not load URL ICO Files

Windows 11 Desktop Shortcut Icons will not load URL ICO Files

For instance using intune to deploy desktop shortcuts, both SYSTEM or USER and they load and appear just fine in Windows 10.

Upgrade or Fresh install a Windows 11 System and login, the shortcuts load but have no icons.

When you browse in properties it says it can't find the ico but you can open the same path on the same computer using edge and it loads fine. (Just the shortcut cant load web based icons. )

Using this method to load the shortcuts.

Creating desktop shortcuts with Intune - nicolonsky tech

Again works in Windows 10, only after the upgrade to 11 the shortcuts don't seem to be able to read Web based ico files.

- I can change it to a ico file located on the system or a NAS, just nothing with a http or https address. Is this due to IE being removed from Windows 11 and Explorers dependency not being updated to edge?

 

how to add .ico to microsoft paint

I run windows 10 and use microsoft paint version 1709 (Build 16299.192). Can I add something to paint which would allow me to create my own .ico files for my computer?