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All Non-Store "System Integrated" PWA icons disappear; PWAs don't all immediately integrate
I guess there are two sub-issues, both peculiar to edge, not other chromium browsers.
PWA apps either install without an icon or gradually lose it. I have done all the regular troubleshooting (resetting browser, reinstalling PWAs, installing different websites, trying custom pwas and websites with proper manifests, even clearing out registry).
The problem seems to strike randomly. Sometimes the icon disappears on the first launch and other times after a restart and sometimes not. I have found some things:
1. PWAs from the Microsoft Store don't have this issue.
2. If a PWA has this issue, it will still have an icon within menus and dialogues in the edge browser (i.e. edge://apps), just not in Windows (on the task bar, start menu, Apps settings, or Windows Search).
3. Creating a desktop shortcut for an affected PWA will show the icon, but clicking that shortcut, or pinning it to the taskbar or start menu, will always open up the blank icon again.
4. On every PWA not from the store that still has an icon, there is a shortcut file in my start menu folder (%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs), but once the icon is gone, there is no shortcut available (like MSIX apps).
5. From 3 and 4, I am pretty certain this is caused by the native integration of edge PWAs, where they appear in windows menus and are treated more like native MSIX apps.
The puzzling part is why this is inconsistent (why some web apps install natively and others eventually integrate eventually). It seems to be random.
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Hi, I used to have this issue, then I realized that it is because I set my default windows install apps to the D drive. Change back to C drive fixes the issue. Go to settings>system>storage>advanced storage settings and set where new content is installed to c drive
This is the only solution that worked for me. I only have 250 GB of storage for my Windows OS so I decided that the new apps would install in drive G. I reverted it back to C and now the icons work! Thank you so much!
I think that I have found the Source of the problem. My reg file, points C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\outlook.live.com-E069DD9B_1.0.0.0_neutral__ad12m90dr0gt2\Images\, but the subfolder called outlook.live.com-E069DD9B_1.0.0.0_neutral__ad12m90dr0gt2 cannot be accessed, it is likely a protected location. The subfolder, "Images" is pointing to a file Square44x44Logo.png.
I searched my Reg file with the term PWA and tried, unsuccessfully, to access the location via File Explorer. Via a CMD, I was able to get to the directory, but I could not view or access the folder called, "outlook.live.com-E069DD9B_1.0.0.0_neutral__ad12m90dr0gt2".
After doing a bit more digging, the file location in this case is referred to as Junction link, it looks like this using CMD dir o*, <JUNCTION> outlook.live.com-E069DD9B_1.0.0.1_neutral__ad12m90dr0gt2 [\\?\C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\outlook.live.com-E069DD9B_1.0.0.1_neutral__ad12m90dr0gt2]
This is a bit above my pay grade, does anyone if this is relevant or how to track down the actual file location?
I have a work around. If you create a short-cut of the PWS app and place it on the desktop, I found that I drop it onto the taskbar.
I suggest you test the shortcut first. I had to uninstall and reinstall the PWS app and tell it to created a shortcut on the desktop.
Good luck
I Have the same issue over here did you find any solution
I'm currently having this issue. Did you find a solution?
Same!
I thought I had a workaround, pinning the PWA from a desktop short to the taskbar, but it only worked temporarily as the very next day when I launched the PWA, it opened a separate, blank PWA icon on the taskbar.
Hi, I used to have this issue, then I realized that it is because I set my default windows install apps to the D drive. Change back to C drive fixes the issue. Go to settings>system>storage>advanced storage settings and set where new content is installed to C drive. Maybe this could help you!
