Duplicated taskbar icon when pinned in Windows 10

As a regular user of HeidiSQL I prefer it being always handy by pinning it to the taskbar. The problem is that in Windows 10 (10240, fully updated), pinning HeidiSQL will add another icon to the taskbar that acts like the the old-school Quick Launch and doesn't reflect the running version of HeidiSQL.

The end result is that you end up with two and the active one doesn't show up with the pinned one.

Although this might be dismissed as a Windows bug that might be fixed later, the bug originally showed up prior to Windows 10's release and has yet to be fixed.

Additionally, only a small handful of other applications have/had this problem. So far, I've found that these include iTunes, MusicBee and Skype. Some have been fixed however, MusicBee 2.5.5690 fixed the issue and Skype was fixed today with 7.8.0.102. As even Microsoft's own application had to be updated to fix the problem, I highly suspect it's on the application developers to fix the issue, unfortunately I've yet to figure out the technical reasons why it happens.

I'll note that if you start searching for this problem, be sure you're looking at Windows 10 specifically as the "tricks" to fix this in Windows 7 are not valid in Windows 10.

You an easily reproduce the problem by running HeidiSQL, right-clicking on the icon on the taskbar, choose Pin this program to taskbar and see what happens.

Thanks!

Yes, I can confirm that on my fresh Windows 10 copy. I hope I don't have to disable Application.MainFormOnTaskBar again, as that would reintroduce old bugs.

Ah interesting, I've never actually used the VCL (or even Delphi) before myself.

If you figure it out, I wouldn't mind hearing what ends up fixing it for personal curiosity

Seems quite hard to find some related coding examples on the net for this issue. So, I'm curious too.

Just for the records, I'm running Windows 10 and this doesn't happen to me. I'm running HeidiSQL 9.3.0.4984 64 Bit.

I confirm this, from early builds to Windows 10 Build 10525 so it mostly related to heidisql. There is workaround. You can set compatibility of heidisql.exe with Vista SP2 to prevent two icons

Related:
http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/04/fix-duplicate-icon-issues-on-the-windows-taskbar/
http://travelingmaths.blogspot.de/2015/08/duplicate-firefox-icon-in-windows-10.html

No solution in sight yet.

No solution in sight yet.

Maybe this.
Windows 10 build 10565 changelog: "Certain apps won’t appear twice anymore when pinned to the taskbar."
Source: http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2015/10/12/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-10565/

I tried it here tonight both on my own install and a VM. It does seem that 10565 has fixed the problem.

However, for those who don't want to jump onto newer builds just yet, previous I was using compatibility mode for many months without any ill effects (although in my opinion, the newer builds are far superior/less buggy than the current release version).

Cool, so it turns out that this is a bug in Windows, not HeidiSQL :)

However, there is no comment on the date when these fixes will roll out per Windows Update, is there?

Cool, so it turns out that this is a bug in Windows, not HeidiSQL :)

However, there is no comment on the date when these fixes will roll out per Windows Update, is there?

Next month as Windows 10 fall update.