C# How to load an icon from an embedded resource

This is how to load an Icon from an embedded resource and then use it to change a task bar notification icon.

Firstly embed the icons as a resource. Don't forget to change the Build Action of each icon to "Embedded Resource"

Declare these variables

private System.Drawing.Icon icnNormal;
private System.Drawing.Icon icnAlert;

Put this in your Form_Load() method

System.IO.Stream st;
System.Reflection.Assembly a = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly ();
st = a.GetManifestResourceStream ("{{{YourAppName}}}.Resources.App.ico");
icnNormal = new System.Drawing.Icon (st);
st = a.GetManifestResourceStream ("{{{YourAppName}}}.Resources.arrow-up_32.ico");
icnAlert = new System.Drawing.Icon (st);

Replace {{{YourAppName}}} with the name of your application

To use the icon

notifyIcon1.Icon = icnAlert;