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pilgi3
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Dec 15, 2020
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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 :unamused:.

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!

 

21 Replies

  • sonofvashon's avatar
    sonofvashon
    Copper 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's avatar
      Kelly_Y
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      sonofvashon pilgi3 Hello!  Thanks for your patience!  Our developer is busy working on the fix!  Hopefully we'll have some updates soon!  

       

      -Kelly

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous

        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 😉

  • 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

    • pilgi3's avatar
      pilgi3
      Brass Contributor

      Kelly_Y Thanks for your reply!

      I tried so many things but nothing works, driving me a little bit crazy :lol:

       

      Good to know that this get fixed.

      Do you will post when the fix was released or should I check the release notes?

      • Kelly_Y's avatar
        Kelly_Y
        Icon for Microsoft rankMicrosoft

        pilgi3 I'll try to make sure to update you here once it has been released!  Due to the holidays, it might get delayed until the new year.  But they are working on it!  Thanks! 

         

        -Kelly

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