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On version 20H2, the File Explorer on the taskbar often shows an active window with an Edge tab
On the Windows beta channel (version 20H2, build 19402.450), the File Explorer on the taskbar often shows an active window with an Edge tab. Clicking the explorer icon or the thumbnail that shows the...
- Same problem around here since august 2020. Yesterday, I found the flag #edge-window-tab-manager. If you disable it, the problem goes away. There's is a nausty bug with the integration of edge chromium in windows.
I encountered this after restarting as part of installing the February 2021 cumulative update for Windows 10 20H2 (v19042.804.) (I recently also switched from using 2 virtual desktops to having 3 open to accommodate an additional task, but that was before the update and the bug wasn't manifesting then. Odds are this's a Heisenbug, though…) I have Edge set up to pick up where I left off when I start it up at the moment.
(Update: Closing and reopening the offending window appears to fix the issue.)
I just switched to Brave and haven't looked back. Ridiculous this bug hasn't been fixed in over half a year.
