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Asked: 2026-06-14T18:05:47+00:00

I have a .ico file that I’ve imported into my Visual Studio 2010 project.

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I have a .ico file that I’ve imported into my Visual Studio 2010 project. Within the .ico file, it looks like there are many different images of different sizes.

I am trying to set one of them as the icon for my button control:

HICON hIcon = LoadIcon(HINST_THISCOMPONENT, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_ICON2));
SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_BUTTON1), BM_SETIMAGE, IMAGE_ICON, (LPARAM)hIcon);

How do I choose which image/size within the .ico file will be displayed on the button?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can use the LoadImage function to get a bit more control.

    With LoadImage you can specify a desired width and height.

    If you want even more control then you’re down to parsing the icon resource, which I don’t recommend.

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