diff --git a/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json b/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json
index db44309fcc..e79a57b0d5 100644
--- a/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json
+++ b/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
                 "PowerToys.ProjectsSnapshotTool.exe",
                 "PowerToys.ProjectsLauncher.exe",
                 "PowerToys.ProjectsEditor.exe",
+                "PowerToys.ProjectsEditor.dll",
                 "PowerToys.ProjectsModuleInterface.dll",
 
                 "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.RegistryPreviewExt.dll",
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/Assets/Projects.ico b/src/modules/Projects/Assets/Projects.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba3cb543c7
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/modules/Projects/Assets/Projects.ico differ
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ProjectsEditor.csproj b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ProjectsEditor.csproj
index 9aecdb4f8d..c780c67f69 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ProjectsEditor.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ProjectsEditor.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.ProjectsEditor</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys Projects Editor</AssemblyDescription>
@@ -60,6 +61,15 @@
       <Isolated>false</Isolated>
       <EmbedInteropTypes>true</EmbedInteropTypes>
     </COMReference>
+    <COMReference Include="Shell32">
+      <WrapperTool>tlbimp</WrapperTool>
+      <VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
+      <VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
+      <Guid>50a7e9b0-70ef-11d1-b75a-00a0c90564fe</Guid>
+      <Lcid>0</Lcid>
+      <Isolated>false</Isolated>
+      <EmbedInteropTypes>true</EmbedInteropTypes>
+    </COMReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="images\DefaultIcon.ico">
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Utils/ProjectIcon.cs b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Utils/ProjectIcon.cs
index ca752d3075..90ef07bad7 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Utils/ProjectIcon.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Utils/ProjectIcon.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.Utils
 
         public static void SaveIcon(Bitmap icon, string path)
         {
-            FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.OpenOrCreate);
+            if (Path.Exists(path))
+            {
+                File.Delete(path);
+            }
+
+            FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.CreateNew);
             using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
             {
                 icon.Save(memoryStream, ImageFormat.Png);
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 5bf30c53f0..f62866fde5 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -159,20 +159,36 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.ViewModels
         private void CreateShortcut(Project project)
         {
             string basePath = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
-            string shortcutAddress = FolderUtils.Desktop() + $"\\{project.Name}.lnk";
-            string shortcutIconFilename = FolderUtils.Temp() + $"\\{project.Name}.ico";
+            string shortcutAddress = Path.Combine(FolderUtils.Desktop(), project.Name + ".lnk");
+            string shortcutIconFilename = Path.Combine(FolderUtils.Temp(), project.Id + ".ico");
 
             Bitmap icon = ProjectIcon.DrawIcon(ProjectIcon.IconTextFromProjectName(project.Name));
             ProjectIcon.SaveIcon(icon, shortcutIconFilename);
 
-            IWshRuntimeLibrary.WshShell shell = new IWshRuntimeLibrary.WshShell();
-            IWshRuntimeLibrary.IWshShortcut shortcut = (IWshRuntimeLibrary.IWshShortcut)shell.CreateShortcut(shortcutAddress);
-            shortcut.Description = $"Project Launcher {project.Id}";
-            shortcut.TargetPath = Path.Combine(basePath, "PowerToys.ProjectsLauncher.exe");
-            shortcut.Arguments = project.Id;
-            shortcut.WorkingDirectory = basePath;
-            shortcut.IconLocation = shortcutIconFilename;
-            shortcut.Save();
+            try
+            {
+                // Workaround to be able to create a shortcut with unicode filename
+                File.WriteAllBytes(shortcutAddress, Array.Empty<byte>());
+
+                // Create a ShellLinkObject that references the .lnk file
+                Shell32.Shell shl = new Shell32.Shell();
+                Shell32.Folder dir = shl.NameSpace(FolderUtils.Desktop());
+                Shell32.FolderItem itm = dir.Items().Item($"{project.Name}.lnk");
+                Shell32.ShellLinkObject lnk = (Shell32.ShellLinkObject)itm.GetLink;
+
+                // Set the .lnk file properties
+                lnk.Description = $"Project Launcher {project.Id}";
+                lnk.Path = Path.Combine(basePath, "PowerToys.ProjectsLauncher.exe");
+                lnk.Arguments = project.Id.ToString();
+                lnk.WorkingDirectory = basePath;
+                lnk.SetIconLocation(shortcutIconFilename, 0);
+
+                lnk.Save(shortcutAddress);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Shortcut creation error: {ex.Message}");
+            }
         }
 
         public void SaveProjectName(Project project)
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectLauncherResource.rc b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectLauncherResource.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bba3ac02f5
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectLauncherResource.rc differ
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj
index 9fbed3d83a..caffb353b2 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="AppLauncher.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
@@ -147,6 +148,9 @@
       <Project>{6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="ProjectLauncherResource.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj.filters b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj.filters
index 9fd107711a..57c17bd3ac 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/ProjectsLauncher.vcxproj.filters
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="AppLauncher.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="resource.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
@@ -34,6 +37,11 @@
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Natvis Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\natvis\wil.natvis" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="ProjectLauncherResource.rc">
+      <Filter>Resource Files</Filter>
+    </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/resource.h b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/resource.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f72a23ed41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsLauncher/resource.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
+// Used by ProjectLauncherResource.rc
+
+//////////////////////////////
+// Non-localizable
+
+#define FILE_DESCRIPTION "PowerToys Projects Launcher"
+#define INTERNAL_NAME "PowerToys.ProjectsLauncher"
+#define ORIGINAL_FILENAME "PowerToys.ProjectsLauncher.exe"
+
+// Non-localizable
+//////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.rc b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bba3ac02f5
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.rc differ
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj
index e00c96e36b..7c42c829df 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="MonitorUtils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="OnThreadExecutor.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
@@ -149,6 +150,9 @@
       <Project>{6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="ProjectsSnapshotTool.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj.filters b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj.filters
index d01693ad5e..8f8b7d9f26 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/ProjectsSnapshotTool.vcxproj.filters
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="OnThreadExecutor.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="resource.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
@@ -40,6 +43,11 @@
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Natvis Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\natvis\wil.natvis" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="ProjectsSnapshotTool.rc">
+      <Filter>Resource Files</Filter>
+    </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/resource.h b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/resource.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..713a32b79d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsSnapshotTool/resource.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
+// Used by ProjectsSnapshotTool.rc
+
+//////////////////////////////
+// Non-localizable
+
+#define FILE_DESCRIPTION "PowerToys Projects Snapshot Tool"
+#define INTERNAL_NAME "PowerToys.ProjectsSnapshotTool"
+#define ORIGINAL_FILENAME "PowerToys.ProjectsSnapshotTool.exe"
+
+// Non-localizable
+//////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/WindowUtils.h b/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/WindowUtils.h
index 59a6b243d8..3cc4c1f85e 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/WindowUtils.h
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/projects-common/WindowUtils.h
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ namespace WindowUtils
         const char SplashClassName[] = "MsoSplash";
         const wchar_t CoreWindow[] = L"WINDOWS.UI.CORE.COREWINDOW";
         const wchar_t SearchUI[] = L"SEARCHUI.EXE";
-        const wchar_t ProjectsSnapshotTool[] = L"PROJECTSSNAPSHOTTOOL";
-        const wchar_t ProjectsEditor[] = L"PROJECTSEDITOR";
-        const wchar_t ProjectsLauncher[] = L"PROJECTSLAUNCHER";
+        const wchar_t ProjectsSnapshotTool[] = L"POWERTOYS.PROJECTSSNAPSHOTTOOL";
+        const wchar_t ProjectsEditor[] = L"POWERTOYS.PROJECTSEDITOR";
+        const wchar_t ProjectsLauncher[] = L"POWERTOYS.PROJECTSLAUNCHER";
     }
 
     inline bool IsRoot(HWND window) noexcept