How can I set the Task Manager description for my program?

c# visual-studio visual-studio-2005 taskmanager
Danny Beckett picture Danny Beckett · Sep 13, 2012 · Viewed 8.7k times · Source

I have a CLI program and I'd like to modify the description shown for it in Windows Task Manager.

I tried setting Description in the Assembly Info, but this only changes the .exe's Properties > Details.

Answer

Mike Payne picture Mike Payne · Sep 13, 2012

Under the Project properties, click Assembly Information and set the Title field. You'll have to run without debugging to see the description display correctly in Task Manager.

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