Where to find the default Winforms icon in Windows?

Question

I assume this is a shared resource somewhere in Windows. Rather than making a copy for each app, is there a way to use this icon just like all Winforms apps use it?

Answer 1

You can just use the Save method:

C#:

string IcoFilename = "C:\\Junk\\Default.ico";
using (System.IO.FileStream fs = new System.IO.FileStream(IcoFilename, System.IO.FileMode.Create))
{
  this.Icon.Save(fs);
}

Visual Basic:

Dim strFilename As String = "C:\Junk\Default.ico"
Using fs As New System.IO.FileStream(strFilename, IO.FileMode.Create)
  Me.Icon.Save(fs)
End Using