Type the manufacturer's name (I did "Xbox Wireless Controller" and "Microsoft"). Name your device what it's called in Control Panel or name it whatever else you want. If you believe you did follow the steps correctly, you can reply and I'll help out as much as I can.ġ2. If it gives you an error saying icons are missing, make sure you followed steps 4-9 correctly. ico file into the Authoring Wizard's black box labeled "(Drop Device Icon Here)". I just clicked "Continue" and it worked anyway.ġ1. If you get an error saying "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application.", so did I. There should be a new option called "Create metadata package" made by the Authoring Wizard. Open "Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers" and Right-Click on whichever device you want to change the icon of. I named my file to "icon.ico", but I believe you can name it whatever you like.ġ0. (Side note: it seems a bit weird that the 256bit image is lower quality than the 32bit one, which makes me think I might've made a mistake while naming my own icons, so if it looks to you like the 256bit image is higher-quality, definitely delete the 32bit one instead.)ĩ. If you can't tell which one is lower quality, look at the file name directly to the right of the image and delete the one that says something like output_file_256bit.ico. Do the same for the other low-quality image. Click on the lowest quality image and click "Delete" at the bottom-left corner. Although, they will all look different in quality. After it processes the images, scroll to the very bottom and pay attention to the last 3 images. ***Skip step 8 if you chose to remove the 256 option in step 4***Ĩ. ico files or drag+drop them into the website. ico file that contains each respective resolution and bit depth, which is exactly what we need for the Authoring Wizard. ico files now, 16bit, 32bit, and 256bit.ħ. Type "magick convert output_file_32bit.ico -colors 256 output_file_256bit.ico" and press Enter. Type "magick convert output_file_32bit.ico -colors 16 output_file_16bit.ico" and press Enter. ico file that contains multiple resolutions of your source image, but it's only in 32bit color depth (which isn't good enough for the Authoring Wizard), so let's make 16bit and 256bit. ico file (Note: using "icon:auto-resize" by itself automatically creates all of the listed sizes), but keep in mind that the Authoring Wizard needs to have 16, 24, 32, and 48 at the very minimum (or it'll complain and give you a headache trying to figure out why it's not working, speaking from experience).ĥ. You can also just remove sizes that you don't want to be added to the. If your source image is less than 256x256 pixels, replace "icon:auto-resize" with "icon:auto-resize=256,192,128,96,64,48,40,32,24,16", removing any numbers that are larger than your source image. Type "magick convert source_file.png -define icon:auto-resize output_file_32bit.ico" and press Enter. To do this, either in the directory and click "Open command window here" or search for "cmd" in the Start Menu and hit Enter then type "cd ".Ĥ. Open CMD in the directory that your source image is in (it works best if you have at least a 256x256 image, but we can work around it in the next step if you don't). This will allow you to add the ICOs to a Metadata file, which then applies to a device.ģ. Install Devices and Printers Metadata Authoring Wizard. You'll need their convert tool to generate the ICOs.Ģ. It could be a weird size like 271x271 (mine was 466x466 and it worked perfectly), just as long as it's square.ġ. So, before we begin, make sure the image you want to apply is perfectly square. It should be a breeze for anyone who's already familiar with Windows. Looking back at the length of my reply, it may seem intimidating and look like a lot of effort, but I promise you it's not as much as it seems! I just explained things a little more so more people (regardless of computer knowledge) should be able to follow these directions. Thanks to Brink for providing the link to Microsoft's Authoring Wizard! It was a huge help. I know it's a bit late, but for anyone who might be looking back at this thread: I spent about 3 hours trying to figure everything out and I found (in my opinion) the best solution. Other Info: Logitech Z625 speaker system, Internet Speed: 1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps UploadĪntivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27" Sound Card: Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF) Graphics Card: ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390 OS: 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom self built
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