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Two taskbar icon if working with startmenu.xml
We are using a xml to set the startmenu and the pinned taskbar icon.
Our taskbar section in the XML looks like:
<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">
<defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
<taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\File Explorer.lnk" />
<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationID="MSEdge" />
</taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
</defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
</CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
All looks fine and the Edge is pinned in the Taskbar.
At the first start there are two icons in the taskbar a few seconds.
Then log out and log in now there are two Edge icons in the taskbar .
So I am checking the properties of them and see the target is different.
First icon: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory=Default
Second icon: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"
If I unpin the first icon and open edge with the second one the same happens as i mention above.
Only one icon stays, but if I log out and log in the second one (from the xml) get pinned.
If I unpin the second icon and open Edge the same happens as mentioned before.
So everytime the icon on the taskbar get changed to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory=Default
Additional information: If I do not pin Edge with the xml on the taskbar and open them out of the startmenu NO icon get pinned automatically.
So this happens ONLY when open the taskbar pinned Edge!
That behavior is super annoying and make no sense!
Microsoft please fix this or let us know how we could add Edge to the xml!
Thanks!
pilgi3 sonofvashon Fatal_Ignorance Ryancl25 Hi! Version 89.0.774.45 was just released to Stable. The issue has been resolved!
Thank you to everyone for their help!
-Kelly
21 Replies
- sonofvashonCopper Contributor
Hello,
I am also experiencing this issue in my company.
Additionally if I unpin the 1st icon and restart explorer only one icon is in pinned to the taskbar. If I click on this icon edge starts in a separate icon.
Is there any timeline on when the fix will be released?
- Kelly_Y
Microsoft
sonofvashon pilgi3 Hello! Thanks for your patience! Our developer is busy working on the fix! Hopefully we'll have some updates soon!
-Kelly
- Deleted
Kelly_Y Any news from your side? We are facing this issue too.. Even in Edge Stable 88. We want to deploy MS Edge Chromium group wide and everything's look fine. Just this tiny little annoying issue 😉
- Kelly_Y
Microsoft
pilgi3 Hello! Thanks for your post! Our developers have taken a look and the two MS Edge icons is indeed a bug. They are currently working on a fix.
Once the change is available, you should be able to use the following entry in your XML for MS Edge:
<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Microsoft Edge.lnk" />
We'll follow up once the change is available!
-Kelly