Solved After a UWP app is unpinned from Taskbar, its icon is replaced by a gray square


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drkh

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Hello,

I pinned the UWP "Realtec Audio Console" app to the Taskbar. Then I unpinned it.

Its icon disappeared from the Taskbar, but was replaced by a gray square, by clicking which "Realtec Audio Console" can start. See this picture:

taskband.webp

I've tried the following to remove it, but no good.

* Restart Windows Explorer from Task Manager

* Restart PC

* Re-pin & unpin again

* Rebuild the Windows icon cache (with Brink's Rebuild_Icon_Cache.bat)

How can I get rid of this gray square placeholder? Please help.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 build 26100.4349
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    self-built in Oct. 2024
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    Intel Core i5-12600K
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    Epson Expression Home XP-2101 inkjet printer
Works here, no problem, no grey square. No system mods to Windows.

You seem to have a system mod of the Taskbar/icons or something - Notepad, clock ?
You should say then people with that mod can help you.

Mine says for Console:
Audio Driver version: 6.0.9597.1
UI Version: 1.46.306.0
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Hello @drkh, :alien:

You can see if resetting and clearing all pinned items on the taskbar using the method in the tutorial below may remove it. You will have to manually pin what you want back to the taskbar afterwards though.

www.elevenforum.com

Reset and Clear Pinned Items on Taskbar in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to reset and clear all pinned items on the taskbar for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The taskbar in Windows 11 shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store buttons (icons) aligned to the...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

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That gray square is gone!

Yesterday when I started to try to unpin the gray square from the Taskbar, I tried a few times from the right-click menu of the gray square, and failed every time.

Today I tried again, this time from the Shift + Right Click menu. I succeeded.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 build 26100.4349
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    self-built in Oct. 2024
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-12600K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M GAMING X AX DDR4 v1.2
    Memory
    2 x ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 DDR4 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    (iGPU) Intel UHD Graphics 770
    Sound Card
    onboard Realtek ALC897 audio codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SamSung S22D300NY LCD (D-Sub, 2015) + Biaze ZH10 HDMI to VGA converter
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 720
    Hard Drives
    1 x WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 1TB
    2 x WD WD5003ABYX RE4 500G SATA2 (RAID 0)
    PSU
    FSP HEXA 85+ HA350 350W
    Case
    Cooler Master N400
    Cooling
    DeepCool AG400 Plus tower cooler, 4 x PWM case fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Y-SM48
    Mouse
    Toshiba Pala-Chan
    Internet Speed
    522/263 Mbps
    Browser
    Vivaldi v7.5.3735.58 + MS Edge v137.0.3296.83 (updating disabled for both) + Google Chrome (auto-updated)
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    Epson Expression Home XP-2101 inkjet printer
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