ESO Destop icon gone, replaced with generic globe icon

Timithos · July 2018

Steam / Windows 7

I lost my ESO desktop icon a couple months ago, and am trying to figure out how to get it back. I have uninstalled ESO and re-installed. I have run the Launch>Options>Repair tool. I do still have the Start menu Steam directory ESO favicon icon.

On the icon properties there is a Change Icon option, but I have no idea where to browse for the ESO icon, nor what file type an icon even is.

ZOS_Bill · July 2018

If you are using ESO through Steam, you can right click ESO in your steam window and click on "create desktop shortcut" to create a shortcut.

You can also create a shortcut on the desktop to ESO or any other program or file by following these steps:

Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to locate the object to which you want to create a shortcut.
Right-click the object (By default the launch should be located at Zenimax Online\Launcher\Bethesda.net_Launcher.exe).
Click Create Shortcut.
Drag the new shortcut to an open area on the desktop.

Sylvermynx · August 2018

ZOS_BillE wrote: »

If you are using ESO through Steam, you can right click ESO in your steam window and click on "create desktop shortcut" to create a shortcut.

You can also create a shortcut on the desktop to ESO or any other program or file by following these steps:
Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to locate the object to which you want to create a shortcut.

Right-click the object (By default the launch should be located at Zenimax Online\Launcher\Bethesda.net_Launcher.exe).

Click Create Shortcut.

Drag the new shortcut to an open area on the desktop.

Or if using win 10, just right-click the launcher executable and select "pin to start menu", or "pin to taskbar". There is no "pin to desktop" unfortunately (though I don't have stuff all over my desktop anyway - I use the Quick Launch bar....)

Timithos · August 2018

Ok so this answer finally worked:

Open c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Zenimax Online\Launcher

right click Betthesda.net_launcher > Create Shortcut

Timithos · August 2018

That didn't launch properly ^

I then opened the Start menu, left-click dragged and dropped the small ESO start item off the menu and on to the desktop. That works... for now.

Timithos · August 2018

Sylvermynx wrote: »

ZOS_BillE wrote: »

If you are using ESO through Steam, you can right click ESO in your steam window and click on "create desktop shortcut" to create a shortcut.

You can also create a shortcut on the desktop to ESO or any other program or file by following these steps:
Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to locate the object to which you want to create a shortcut.

Right-click the object (By default the launch should be located at Zenimax Online\Launcher\Bethesda.net_Launcher.exe).

Click Create Shortcut.

Drag the new shortcut to an open area on the desktop.

Or if using win 10, just right-click the launcher executable and select "pin to start menu", or "pin to taskbar". There is no "pin to desktop" unfortunately (though I don't have stuff all over my desktop anyway - I use the Quick Launch bar....)

The first method just created another generic globe icon.

The second method is for PC version without Steam. It doesn't launch if you have Steam.