Windows makes it easy (although not obvious) to customize the Taskbar with custom icons ... on the desktop, just create a new one. Search the app name (press the Windows key on the keyboard ...

Or, press the F2 key. Then, press CTRL+V to paste the earlier copied character and hit Enter. This will make the name of the target desktop icon go blank. The second step is to make the icon ...

To restore icons on Windows 11, right-click on an empty area on your desktop, select View, and then click on the Show desktop icons option. Your icons will show up with immediate effect.