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'Work - Edge' Desktop Shortcut Reappears after deleting and reopening Edge Browser
- Aug 29, 2023
Hi Everyone - The fix for this was released to Microsoft Edge Beta Version 117.0.2045.12. If you have access to the Beta Channel, please test and let us know if the issue has been resolved.
The fix should also be included in the next Stable release, which should be later this week if there are no delays. Thanks!
-Kelly
Seems Microsoft not only changes the "target" to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory="Default"
Which technically if you have GPO locking down the profiles they are already using "Default" by default (UGH!)
but the main thing they changed on the shortcuts is the ICON
from: %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
to: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Edge Profile.ico
This is what gets "stuck" in use if the user is logging in on multiple computers!
Microsoft?? WHY not just add the icon into
%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\Edge Profile.ico ??????
This is why unchecking the "Show briefcase icon on work profiles" fixes the issue cause it changes the ICON (and only the icon) back to the default icon!!!
So Microsoft to fix this 100% going FWD, just change the "work" icon "Edge Profile.ico" to be in the main program location.. and it would fix the issue....
Also anyone have any way to set the Appearance/ "Show briefcase icon on work profiles" with regedit??? or GPO ?? as that is all that needs to be set to fix for now.. as well as running powershell to remove all the duplicate icons as stated earlier...
Good luck everyone!
JT
- Kelly_YOct 13, 2023
Microsoft
Hi Everyone - For customers still impacted by this issue that are running OneDrive Desktop backup and that stop having the issue when this is disabled, a new fix is currently available in Microsoft Edge Stable 118.0.2088.46. Please let us know if you have any feedback after updating and testing. Thanks!
-Kelly
- acidtranceOct 16, 2023Copper Contributor
Kelly_Y I am on Version 118.0.2088.46 of Edge and today over 1700 Work -Edge shortcuts appeared on my desktop.
- Kelly_YOct 16, 2023
Microsoft
acidtrance Did the shortcuts appear only after Edge was updated to Version 118.0.2088.46? Was the issue occurring before the update as well?
-Kelly