diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs b/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs
index 6130f4c949..ad57238398 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@
         <!-- Toast Notification AUMID -->
         <RegistryKey Root="HKCU" Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\AppUserModelId\PowerToysRun">
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="DisplayName" Value="PowerToys Run" />
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="IconUri" Value="[LauncherImagesFolder]icon.ico" />
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="IconUri" Value="[LauncherImagesFolder]RunAsset.ico" />
         </RegistryKey>
 
         <File Source="$(var.BinX64Dir)modules\Launcher\Microsoft.Launcher.dll" />
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@
         <?endforeach?>
       </Component>
       <Component Id="launcherImagesComponent" Directory="LauncherImagesFolder" Guid="D254220C-1DD9-4C74-8810-1AAB2F940DE8">
-        <?foreach File in app.dark.png;app.light.png;app_error.dark.png;app_error.light.png;Browser.png;calculator.png;cancel.png;close.png;cmd.png;color.png;copy.png;down.png;EXE.png;file.png;find.png;folder.png;history.png;image.png;Link.png;lock.png;logoff.png;ok.png;open.png;plugin.png;recyclebin.png;restart.png;search.png;settings.png;shutdown.png;sleep.png;up.png;update.png;warning.png;icon.ico?>
+        <?foreach File in app.dark.png;app.light.png;app_error.dark.png;app_error.light.png;Browser.png;calculator.png;cancel.png;close.png;cmd.png;color.png;copy.png;down.png;EXE.png;file.png;find.png;folder.png;history.png;image.png;Link.png;lock.png;logoff.png;ok.png;open.png;plugin.png;recyclebin.png;restart.png;search.png;settings.png;shutdown.png;sleep.png;up.png;update.png;warning.png;RunAsset.ico?>
           <File Id="File_$(var.File)" Source="$(var.BinX64Dir)modules\launcher\Images\$(var.File)" />
         <?endforeach?>
         <File Source="$(var.BinX64Dir)modules\launcher\Images\New Message.png" />
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Images/RunAsset.ico b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Images/RunAsset.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..513c8f7ffc
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Images/RunAsset.ico differ
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Images/RunResource.ico b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Images/RunResource.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..513c8f7ffc
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Images/RunResource.ico differ
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Images/icon.ico b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Images/icon.ico
deleted file mode 100644
index 6cbba351a1..0000000000
Binary files a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Images/icon.ico and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj
index 19578d7000..e62d5cec64 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
   <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <StartupObject>PowerLauncher.App</StartupObject>
-    <ApplicationIcon>Resources\placeholderLauncher.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+    <ApplicationIcon>Images\RunResource.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>    
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     <None Remove="Images\app.light1.png" />
     <None Remove="Images\app_error.dark.png" />
     <None Remove="Images\app_error.light.png" />
+    <None Remove="Images\RunResource.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -171,9 +172,6 @@
     <None Update="Images\history.png">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
-    <None Update="Images\icon.ico">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
     <None Update="Images\image.png">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
@@ -204,6 +202,9 @@
     <None Update="Images\restart.png">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
+    <None Update="Images\RunAsset.ico">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
     <None Update="Images\search.png">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
@@ -266,6 +267,9 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Resource Include="Images\RunResource.ico" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
       <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
@@ -273,7 +277,4 @@
       <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Folder Include="Resources\" />
-  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Resources/placeholderLauncher.ico b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Resources/placeholderLauncher.ico
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aa98e515d..0000000000
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