How to Pack Project Code into EXE File with MS Visual Studio

This practical guide walks through how to pack project code into EXE file with MS visual studio, explains the main requirements, and highlights common issues that may appear along the way.

If you are a person studying information technology or IT (Information Technology), then surely you will not be familiar with terms like Code or Project, then C #, Java, . then right are not.

And in the process of going to school every day, you also had to do a lot of homework or projects. Maybe you have created many good applications, programs, perfect features and run on the integrated development environment of MICROSOFR VISUAL STUDIO very smoothly .

But have you ever wondered how to package the Project code that you have made into a software so that a lot of people who are not tech-savvy can use it right away?

Or, after you have done your homework or project and left it there and no one can use it, although the program you do may be of help to a lot of others. It is a waste, isn't it?

Ok, so today I will show you how to package the code into a * .exe file with the simplest and fastest MICROSOFR VISUAL STUDIO. Let's start.

Instructions for packing Project code into .EXE executable file

+ Step 1: You need to download and download Setup Projects package. You access here!

+ Step 2: Open your Project, right-click and select Solution => Add => New Project.

+ Step 3: Click on Visual Studio Installer => Setup Project. Then name and choose a save location for the file Exe later.

It is best to create a Setup folder in your Project as shown below.

+ Step 4: Once created, an interface will appear as shown below.

Now right-click on Application Folder => Add => Project Outout.

+ Step 5: Select your Project name then click Primary ouput and click OK.

+ Step 6: Continue, right-click the newly created Primary output and choose Create Shortcut to Primary output .

And remember to name it.

+ Step 7: Next, move the newly created Shortcut in the Application Folder folder to the User's Desktop folder.

And here let's paste it in the blanks.

+ Step 8: This step is to set icon for File Exe. Right-click on Shortcut => select Properties Window.

Go to Icon => Browse.

Click on the folder Application Folder => Add File. Then choose the appropriate icon for your File Exe.

+ Step 9: Click on the User's Programs Menu folder. Right-click on a space to the right and choose Create New Shortcut.

Go to the folder Application Folder => Primary output… => OK.

+ Step 10: Likewise, set the icon for the Shortcut as above.

+ Step 11: Go to Properties => Author to edit the name of the author and Manufacturer to adjust the name of the manufacturer.

+ Step 12: Proceed to Rebuild File Setup.

And this is the result. You have finished packing your program into an installation file. straightforward is not it?

Ok, so I have finished showing you how to package the code into an EXE file using Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 software.

Thank you for watching. Wish you will build many good programs and applications that are used by many people.

Hopefully this article will be useful to you. Good luck !!!