[11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
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[11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
Hello all,
I did the EPIM update to 11.1.5 once yesterday and then the update to Windows 11.
Since then, the program icon is no longer displayed.
Greetings
I did the EPIM update to 11.1.5 once yesterday and then the update to Windows 11.
Since then, the program icon is no longer displayed.
Greetings
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
Is that a desktop or a portable edition of EPIM?
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
Please try to reinstall EPIM then. Thanks!
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
I have had the same problem with the desktop version over the last several minor versions of 11. Windows 10. I just live with it.
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
I have had the same problem too, but it's OK now.
reinstalling did not help when I had the problem.
reinstalling did not help when I had the problem.
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
I just deleted epim, and installed the 11.1. No icon. Then the update to 11.1.6 via the update function -> still no icon.
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
Thank you all for your input. Will investigate this issue.
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
Same issue with my brand new Windows 11 Dell XPS 8950, and I'm getting tired of uninstalling and reinstalling v11.1.6
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
Have you tried the low tech solution of just finding the EssentialPIM.exe in the program files and then making a new desktop shortcut by either right clicking and going to send to (desktop) or any other method of creating a new shortcut?
Cool thing about EPIM is that it'll use whatever Icon you use on the shortcut as it's taskbar icon, so the fact that your desktop icon is missing is why the taskbar icon is missing.
Desktop icon probably just got messed up in the windows cache.
Cool thing about EPIM is that it'll use whatever Icon you use on the shortcut as it's taskbar icon, so the fact that your desktop icon is missing is why the taskbar icon is missing.
Desktop icon probably just got messed up in the windows cache.
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
Rose Ford wrote: ↑Sun Oct 09, 2022 6:34 am Have you tried the low tech solution of just finding the EssentialPIM.exe in the program files and then making a new desktop shortcut by either right clicking and going to send to (desktop) or any other method of creating a new shortcut?
It's the 'Taskbar icon folks are missing in Windows 11.
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
Thanks, that will work for me until this issue is correctly resolved.Rose Ford wrote: ↑Sun Oct 09, 2022 6:34 am Have you tried the low tech solution of just finding the EssentialPIM.exe in the program files and then making a new desktop shortcut by either right clicking and going to send to (desktop) or any other method of creating a new shortcut?
Cool thing about EPIM is that it'll use whatever Icon you use on the shortcut as it's taskbar icon, so the fact that your desktop icon is missing is why the taskbar icon is missing.
Desktop icon probably just got messed up in the windows cache.
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
If you read the second part of my post:
Cool thing about EPIM is that it'll use whatever Icon you use on the shortcut as it's taskbar icon, so the fact that your desktop icon is missing is why the taskbar icon is missing.
eg:
The taskbar icon used in EPIM is linked to the shortcut you icon.
Try it, if you change your EPIM desktop shortcut icon to any system default Icon or other icon that'll become it's taskbar icon. It's really handy for people like me who run 4+ copies of EPIM all the time since they can all have unique Icons.
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
As a P/s if you have EPIM pinned to the taskbar and the icon is missing than it was probably the windows taskbar Icon cache that got messed up. Since things pinned to the taskbar are just shortcuts.
In that case you'll need to unpin EPIM and then run it directly form it's .exe and than re-pin it to the taskbar.
In that case you'll need to unpin EPIM and then run it directly form it's .exe and than re-pin it to the taskbar.
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Re: [11.1.5] No program icon after Windows 11 update
Rose Ford, thanks for your input.
For those having this problem, please check if the EPIM's icon is available in the Windows start menu for you. If not, you might need to right click on it, choose (More)->Open file location and delete the shortcut.
For those having this problem, please check if the EPIM's icon is available in the Windows start menu for you. If not, you might need to right click on it, choose (More)->Open file location and delete the shortcut.
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