Visual studio Resource files are being stored as string

[victormarcano1]

I updated to vs2022. In the old vs, i was able to add a resource file through project properties. The set up was almost automatic. And when I needed the resource file I just call it using My.resource.etc and get a byte() stream.Now, i can't add it through the project properties. I use the 'add new item', then, instead of adding a class file i add a resource file. However, the files i save doesn't save as a byte() object. It saves as a string. Even files like PDFs. I tried going into the properties of the resource file and change the type, but that didn't work. Any help is appreciated.

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