PowerShell / PowerShell/PowerShell
Different icons depends on installation source in Windows 11
Open
Nobody has claimed this yet.
Needs-Triage
WG-Maintainers-Build
WG-NeedsReview
- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
- 55.5k
- Forks
- 8.5k
- Avg merge
- 1d 2h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 88
Description
Prerequisites
- Write a descriptive title.
- Make sure you are able to repro it on the latest released version
- Search the existing issues.
- Refer to the FAQ.
- Refer to Differences between Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell.
Steps to reproduce
I was expecting icon for MS Store version of PowerShell correct icon like winget installation
For reproduce you can install PowerShell on clean Windows 11 installation form different source, for example:
- Install PowerShel from winget:
winget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell --source winget - Install PowerShell from MS Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9mz1snwt0n5d
Expected behavior
Correct icons on all PowerShell installation source
Actual behavior
MS Store has different icon than winget installation
Error details
Environment data
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.5.2
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.5.2
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.26100
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
Visuals
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue on a clean Windows 11 installation using the winget and Microsoft Store steps in the report, then compare the installed PowerShell icons with the attached visual. Trace where the Windows installation assets are defined and verify that both sources use the same icon when the work is complete.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- operating-systems, release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100