Why does my Windows .exe still show the Godot icon?

Application/Icon must be a .ico file (not .png) in the export preset. Godot uses rcedit (a tool) to embed; ensure rcedit path is set in Editor Settings → Export → Windows.

How to make a multi-size .ico?

Use ImageMagick: magick convert icon-256.png icon.ico. Includes all sizes by default. Or online .ico generators.

Console subsystem icon?

Same .ico ships with the .exe. For console-specific behavior, configure Application/Console Wrapper Icon separately in 4.3+.

Fix: Godot Windows Export Icon Stays Default

Quick answer: Provide a multi-size .ico file in Application/Icon. Set rcedit path in Editor Settings → Export → Windows.

Export to Windows. Click the .exe in Explorer. Godot logo. Icon path was set to .png; rcedit only embeds .ico.

The Fix

# Generate multi-size .ico
$ magick icon256.png -define icon:auto-resize=16,32,48,64,128,256 icon.ico

# Editor Settings → Export → Windows
rcedit:    /path/to/rcedit.exe   # absolute path

# Export Preset → Application:
Icon:                 res://icon.ico

Without rcedit installed, Godot warns but ships default icon. Multi-size .ico ensures Explorer/taskbar shows correct icon at every scale.

Verifying

Run Explorer view as Large icons. Custom icon shown. Pin to taskbar: pinned icon also custom.

“ICO file. rcedit installed. Icon embeds.”

Related Issues

For Android keystore, see keystore. For HTML5 COEP, see COEP.

ICO not PNG. rcedit installed.