microsoft/calculator

Win11 ver23h2 : Calculator has blank icon on taskbar if i pin the app to the start menu

Opened this issue · 2 comments

Question2 commented

If i pin the app to the start menu, launch it, close it, and launch it again, the icon on the task bar will be blank.

Steps to reproduce :

  1. Pin calculator to the start menu or create a shortcut.
  2. launch calculator using the shortcut. The icon will probably show up on the taskbar for the first run.
  3. Close calculator and re-open it using the shortcut
  4. Calculator will now have a blank icon on the taskbar. This also occurs if you launch calculator from the apps menu instead of the shortcut.
  5. Remove the shortcut from the start menu / unpin from the start menu. Calculator will now correctly display the icon on the taskbar no matter how it is started.

Expected behavior
The icon should not be blank.

Screenshots

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Device and Application Information
Win11 ver 23h2.

Calculator 11.2502.2.0

PS C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0> " - OS Build: $([Environment]::OSVersion.Version)"

  • OS Build: 10.0.22631.0
    PS C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0> " - Architecture: $((Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.WindowsCalculator).Architecture)"
  • Architecture: X64
    PS C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0> " - Application Version: $((Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.WindowsCalculator).Version)"
  • Application Version: 11.2502.2.0
    PS C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0> " - Region: $((Get-Culture).Name)"
  • Region: en-US
    PS C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0> " - Dev Version Installed: $($null -ne (Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.W

Additional context

Reinstalling calculator from the microsoft store did not work, neither did clearing the icon cache.

Requested Assignment

I'm just reporting this problem. I don't want to fix it.

Question2 commented

I also noticed something interesting, if i go to run -> shell:AppsFolder, the folder will have a calculator app with a blank icon in it after i pin calculator to the start menu, along with a calculator app that has the normal icon. if i remove the shortcut from the start menu, the blank icon version of calculator will be removed from the folder.

Question2 commented

Another strange thing is that if i pin or create a shortcut using the calculator in the start->apps menu, it will bug out. But if i make a shortcut using c:\windows\system32\calc.exe, it will work fine.