It seems to me... that Construct doesn't support transparent .ico files. It makes white background anyway...
If you use the picture editor to make your icon, or open a png or bmp file in the picture editor, then it supports transparency.
I've created transparent icons for my games like this.
Use PNG.
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The problem is... that I've already made an .ico file...
I did so to! But anyway after exporting to EXE there is a white background
Use the colour 255,0,255 to fill the area you want to be transparent. This is the "Magic Pink" colour that Construct and other programs use as transparent.
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Hate that pink.... It makes my eye bleed if whole background is that colour etc.... something more "peaceful" colour would be better