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How can I set the application file description in .NET 8?

Alessandro Guizzetti 25 Reputation points
2024-06-01T15:41:05.07+00:00

Hi,

I'm building an application in .NET 8 and I can't find the option to set the exe file description, the one displayed in Task Manager as the application name. I was able to do it in .NET Framework, but now it just displays the exe file name (assembly name).

I can't even find the option in the .csproj file.Screenshot 2024-06-01 173742

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  1. Bruce (SqlWork.com) 63,341 Reputation points
    2024-06-01T16:12:52.1833333+00:00

    The assembly info is specified in the project file. See:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/assembly/set-attributes-project-file

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  1. Tobias Kolb 0 Reputation points
    2024-08-27T07:01:18.3266667+00:00

    This looks be a bug in VS (see discussion)

    TLDR:

    Add an additional XML tag into the project file (which has the irritating name 'title'):

    <AssemblyTitle>Your description</AssemblyTitle>

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