Microsoft Edge - Pinned Taskbar Icons Broken

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I have multiple Microsoft Edge profiles pinned to my Windows taskbar. Previously, each profile opened and grouped correctly under its designated icon.

Recently, this behavior changed.

Clicking a pinned profile icon no longer opens the profile associated with that icon. Instead, it launches a different profile entirely and groups the window under the wrong pinned icon on the taskbar.

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How do one stop losing pinned tabs in edge when you accidentally left a separate browser window with no pin tabs open after you closed the pinned tabs browser. I know you can go back a session with alt shift t but sometimes the pinned tabs will still break. Its stupid that they don't stay in memory of a new window.
 
I still have an issue with the task bar when I want to go to an open explorer window by clicking the icon in the taskbar and it doesn't respond until I press the windows key. This issue is on all of my PC with the same account.
 
Don't ALL 'normal' Windows users only utilise Edge to download an alternative web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Brave, etc) and then set that as their default browser - and NEVER go near Edge again?

How to designate another browser as your default​

The first thing you need to do to switch to another browser as your default is to install the other browser on your system. What you do next depends on whether you use Windows 10 or Windows 11.

Changing the default browser in Windows 11​

1. In Windows 11, after you’ve installed an alternate browser, click the Start button and then click the Settings icon.

2. In Settings, select Apps > Default apps, then scroll to the browser you want to make your default — for example, Google Chrome.

3. Click the arrow next to it, and at the top of the screen that appears, click Set default.

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4. A checkmark then appears next to “Set default.” To change the default back to Edge or another browser, scroll to the browser you want to be the default and click Set default.

When you do this, some but not all of the file types associated with Edge will become associated with Chrome instead. Below, I’ll show you how to have more than just those file types be opened by your alternate browser.

Some links will still open in Edge​

Once you switch the default browser to something other than Edge, clicking most web links in emails, documents, and most other apps will open them in your new default browser. However, some links associated with web browsing will likely still open in Edge — for example, PDF files, some graphics files such as .svg, mailto links, and more.


You can hunt down each of those file types and links and change them individually to your new default browser, but it’s going to take you time. Here’s how to do it.

Changing link defaults in Windows 11​

1. In Windows 11, go to Settings > Apps > Default apps and click your default browser — for example, Google Chrome.

2. Scroll through all the file types and protocols, and click any still associated with Microsoft Edge — for example, .pdf.

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3. On the pop-up screen that appears, select the browser you want to handle the file type (for example, Google Chrome), then click Set Default. Note that you don’t have to choose your default browser for every file type — you can choose another app, such as a PDF reader for .pdf files.
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Even after all that, you may still find that clicking links in the Windows interface itself — such as in the Start menu, Windows Search results, or widgets — will open them in Edge.

Microsoft changed this behavior in Windows 11 so that all links open in the user-set default browser, but only in Europe.

There’s hope for the rest of us, though: sleuths at Windows Latest discovered flags in early preview software indicating that browser choice may be coming to the Start menu and taskbar. Time will tell.

www.computerworld.com

How to replace Edge as the default browser in Windows — and why you shouldn’t

Here’s how to make Chrome, Firefox, or another browser the primary one in Windows 10 or 11. (But are you sure you want to?)
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HAL 9000 said:
Don't ALL 'normal' Windows users only utilise Edge to download an alternative web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Brave, etc) and then set that as their default browser - and NEVER go near Edge again?

How to designate another browser as your default​

The first thing you need to do to switch to another browser as your default is to install the other browser on your system. What you do next depends on whether you use Windows 10 or Windows 11.



Even after all that, you may still find that clicking links in the Windows interface itself — such as in the Start menu, Windows Search results, or widgets — will open them in Edge.

Microsoft changed this behavior in Windows 11 so that all links open in the user-set default browser, but only in Europe.

There’s hope for the rest of us, though: sleuths at Windows Latest discovered flags in early preview software indicating that browser choice may be coming to the Start menu and taskbar. Time will tell.

www.computerworld.com

How to replace Edge as the default browser in Windows — and why you shouldn’t

Here’s how to make Chrome, Firefox, or another browser the primary one in Windows 10 or 11. (But are you sure you want to?)
www.computerworld.com www.computerworld.com
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Kalmeer
 
Edge is not a bad browser and works really well on mobile. I use 365 for work and have 3 different profiles and a Personal one it worked so far the best managing and syncing different profiles. It also performs really well and managing resources. Chrome is like a needy grandmother, Firefox is a stepdad that drinks himself to sleep, Vivaldi has potential and Brave didn't work for me.

That's the thing with Microsoft. They do some stuff well , and then they go break small things. It could be a great OS and Applications, but they seem to have no control over their updates and features. Now I get a notification in Edge and Outlook that Copilot is under maintenance and being changed so can't use it's integration. Copilot work great for writing emails and doing basic English checks.
 
RedViking said:
Edge is not a bad browser and works really well on mobile. I use 365 for work and have 3 different profiles and a Personal one it worked so far the best managing and syncing different profiles. It also performs really well and managing resources. Chrome is like a needy grandmother, Firefox is a stepdad that drinks himself to sleep, Vivaldi has potential and Brave didn't work for me.

That's the thing with Microsoft. They do some stuff well , and then they go break small things. It could be a great OS and Applications, but they seem to have no control over their updates and features. Now I get a notification in Edge and Outlook that Copilot is under maintenance and being changed so can't use it's integration. Copilot work great for writing emails and doing basic English checks.
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I agree, there are things Microsoft does perfectly, and we dont talk about those as we forget they exist until the day they stop working, but the last decade it feels like they break so many things at random, with no logic or predictability in what might fail.
Nevermind that they cant test their own software for reasons

Anyway, if Edge works for you, great, have fun.

For your shortcuts issue, your shortcuts pinned to the taskbar function in the same way as a desktop shortcut would, so see below how you can create a shortcut that launches to a specific profile properly, then see below that how you can edit the shortcuts on your taskbar accordingly.

Thanks Google

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ArmatageShanks said:
I agree, there are things Microsoft does perfectly, and we dont talk about those as we forget they exist until the day they stop working, but the last decade it feels like they break so many things at random, with no logic or predictability in what might fail.
Nevermind that they cant test their own software for reasons

Anyway, if Edge works for you, great, have fun.

For your shortcuts issue, your shortcuts pinned to the taskbar function in the same way as a desktop shortcut would, so see below how you can create a shortcut that launches to a specific profile properly, then see below that how you can edit the shortcuts on your taskbar accordingly.

Thanks Google

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AI slop.

Microsoft broke the fags.
 
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