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I have started to use Windows 7. Programs can be "pinned" to the Taskbar. Internet Exporer was pinned there after installation, and when I start Internet Explorer no other icon is added to the Taskbar. I installed Google Chrome, it had the same behaviour on the Taskbar.

But now I have installed Eclipse and Spotify. I can pin them to the Taskbar, but when I click on them and start them the running program is shown as an additional icon. How can I make so they have the same behaviour as Internet Explorer and Google Chrome?

Jonas
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I've found that problem with one or two bits of software.

I'm not sure of the cause, but there's a reasonably simple work-around that has been successful for me:

  • Close and unpin the offending program.
  • Run the program again.
  • Right-click the icon for the running program on the taskbar and pin that.
    This element should now work as expected.
DMA57361
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You could check DMA's answer first... If that doesn't work:

You should run both programs in Windows Vista compatibility mode. The same thing happens with Windows Live Messenger.

Go to the program's root directory (e.g. C:\Windows\Program Files\Spotify), right click the program's main .exe file that is launched when clicking the shortcut. (Usually it's just the program's name like spotify.exe.) Click "Properties" in the context menu and go to the "Compatibility" tab. Then check the box "Run in compatibility mode:" Windows Vista.

Pylsa
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