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Regression: Blender don't have icon on taskbar (WIN32) #112729

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opened 2023-09-22 16:17:56 +02:00 by sanek122005 · 14 comments
sanek122005 commented 2023-09-22 16:17:56 +02:00
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Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19045-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce MX230/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.6.0 NVIDIA 531.79

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Broken: version: 4.0.0 Alpha, branch: main, commit date: 2023-09-22 10:13, hash: 80943094745b

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Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
This is a set of instructions to reproduce the issue:

  • Have 2 working copies of blender ideally in C:\blender1 c:\blender2
  • go to %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\ and check all randomly named folders in there for any shortcuts to blender, if they exist remove them (do NOT skip this step, it's crucial to reproduce the issue) mine was in a 1fd9ca90ea8fbea4 sub folder, but i have to admit, unsure if this changes between systems/users.
  • Start the blender in C:\blender1
  • Once its up and running, right click the taskbar button and pin it to the task bar
  • Close blender
  • You should now have the blender icon in the taskbar
  • Go back to %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\ and validate there is now a shortcut to C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe named blender 4.0 in there somewhere
  • delete c:\blender1\blender-laucher.exe
  • open up the task manager and kill explorer.exe but do not close the task manager yet you're gonna need it for the next step (This step is important since explorer.exe will cache icons)
  • in the task manager go to file->run new task and start explorer.exe again (if you accidentally closed the task manager, ctrl-shift-esc to re-open it)
  • The blender icon, should now have changed to the Generic app icon, since the launcher binary that it uses for the icon no longer exists.

Now for the wacky stuff.

  • Right click the blender icon in the taskbar, and select "Unpin from taskbar"
  • Go back to %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\ and validate there is still somehow a shortcut to C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe named blender 4.0 in there somewhere but it no longer actually shows on the taskbar.

Now for the truly wacky stuff:

  • Start the blender instance in c:\blender2
  • Once its up and running, right click the taskbar button and pin it to the task bar
  • Close blender
  • You should now have the generic application icon again
  • Go back to %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\ and validate there is still somehow a shortcut to C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe named blender 4.0 in there somewhere rather than c:\blender2

To restore order:

  • Right click the blender icon in the taskbar, and select "Unpin from taskbar"
  • delete the shortcut in %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\
  • Restart the blender in c:\blender2
  • Once started pin it
  • Close it
  • Icon should be OK again.

The root cause appears to be the shortcut in %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\ keeps pointing to the wrong executable even after pinning a different blender instance, and i'm not entirely sure why it is doing that.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19045-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce MX230/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.6.0 NVIDIA 531.79 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 4.0.0 Alpha, branch: main, commit date: 2023-09-22 10:13, hash: `80943094745b` **Short description of error** ![image](/attachments/69b04489-59e5-4444-9dd3-d3e46469824f) **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** This is a set of instructions to reproduce the issue: - Have 2 working copies of blender ideally in `C:\blender1` `c:\blender2` - go to `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` and check all randomly named folders in there for any shortcuts to blender, if they exist remove them (do NOT skip this step, it's crucial to reproduce the issue) mine was in a `1fd9ca90ea8fbea4` sub folder, but i have to admit, unsure if this changes between systems/users. - Start the blender in `C:\blender1` - Once its up and running, right click the taskbar button and pin it to the task bar - Close blender - You should now have the blender icon in the taskbar - Go back to `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` and validate there is now a shortcut to `C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe` named `blender 4.0` in there somewhere - delete `c:\blender1\blender-laucher.exe` - open up the task manager and kill `explorer.exe` but do *not* close the task manager yet you're gonna need it for the next step (This step is important since explorer.exe will cache icons) - in the task manager go to `file->run new task` and start `explorer.exe` again (if you accidentally closed the task manager, ctrl-shift-esc to re-open it) - The blender icon, should now have changed to the Generic app icon, since the launcher binary that it uses for the icon no longer exists. Now for the wacky stuff. - Right click the blender icon in the taskbar, and select "Unpin from taskbar" - Go back to `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` and validate there is still somehow a shortcut to `C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe` named `blender 4.0` in there somewhere but it no longer actually shows on the taskbar. Now for the truly wacky stuff: - Start the blender instance in `c:\blender2` - Once its up and running, right click the taskbar button and pin it to the task bar - Close blender - You should now have the generic application icon again - Go back to `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` and validate there is still somehow a shortcut to `C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe` named `blender 4.0` in there somewhere rather than `c:\blender2` To restore order: - Right click the blender icon in the taskbar, and select "Unpin from taskbar" - delete the shortcut in `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` - Restart the blender in `c:\blender2` - Once started pin it - Close it - Icon should be OK again. The root cause appears to be the shortcut in `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` keeps pointing to the wrong executable even after pinning a different blender instance, and i'm not entirely sure why it is doing that.
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Iliya Katushenock commented 2023-09-22 20:42:06 +02:00
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Can't confirm.

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Germano Cavalcante commented 2023-09-23 02:32:06 +02:00
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Thanks for the report, @sanek122005.

To better understand the problem, could you please provide some additional information?

  1. Have you encountered this issue with any previous versions of Blender, or is it specific to version 4.0.0 Alpha?
  2. Did you install Blender using the official installer from the Blender website, or did you use a different method?
  3. Have you tried restarting your computer to see if the icon appears after a reboot?
  4. Are you able to access Blender by clicking on the shortcut-file on the desktop?

Possible causes of this issue could be a problem with the installation process or a conflict with other software on your system.

Thanks for the report, @sanek122005. To better understand the problem, could you please provide some additional information? 1. Have you encountered this issue with any previous versions of Blender, or is it specific to version 4.0.0 Alpha? 2. Did you install Blender using the official installer from the Blender website, or did you use a different method? 3. Have you tried restarting your computer to see if the icon appears after a reboot? 4. Are you able to access Blender by clicking on the shortcut-file on the desktop? Possible causes of this issue could be a problem with the installation process or a conflict with other software on your system.
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sanek122005 commented 2023-09-23 02:45:50 +02:00
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the problem is observed only in 4.0 alpha. 3.6 works fine. 3.6 was installed using installer. using a shortcut file doesn't help

the problem is observed only in 4.0 alpha. 3.6 works fine. 3.6 was installed using installer. using a shortcut file doesn't help
Germano Cavalcante commented 2023-09-23 03:28:32 +02:00
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Can try reinstall Blender? Uninstall the current version of Blender and then download and install the latest stable release from the official Blender website. This may resolve any installation-related issues.

Can try reinstall Blender? Uninstall the current version of Blender and then download and install the latest stable release from the official Blender website. This may resolve any installation-related issues.
Guillermo Venegas commented 2023-09-23 17:51:26 +02:00
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It has happened to me several times, I think there is something that makes Blender register its quick access, it can happen when a new build is downloaded and the old build folder is deleted, the issue will shows.

To solve it, in the taskbar right click the Blender icon, then right click Blender in the popup menu that appears and select properties

Here in Properties Click the Open File Location and a popup will appear saying that the file does not exist, in this popup a button should appear to delete the missing shortcut.

It has happened to me several times, I think there is something that makes Blender register its quick access, it can happen when a new build is downloaded and the old build folder is deleted, the issue will shows. To solve it, in the `taskbar right click the Blender icon`, then `right click Blender in the popup menu` that appears and select `properties` <video src="https://projects.blender.org/attachments/8c296c8e-4ee9-4a8a-9677-4fa251df61ad" controls></video> Here in Properties Click the `Open File Location` and a popup will appear saying that the `file does not exist`, in this popup a button should appear to `delete the missing shortcut`.
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sanek122005 commented 2023-09-25 17:27:49 +02:00
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after some manipulations with the registration of the blender and rebooting the system, everything fell into place

after some manipulations with the registration of the blender and rebooting the system, everything fell into place
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Germano Cavalcante commented 2023-09-25 17:48:38 +02:00
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I remember @LazyDodo once worked on Blender's file shortcuts (which had conflicts on different installations).
Maybe it's related?

I'm still not sure if it's a bug in Blender. Feel free to comment on any findings.

I remember @LazyDodo once worked on Blender's file shortcuts (which had conflicts on different installations). Maybe it's related? I'm still not sure if it's a bug in Blender. Feel free to comment on any findings.
Iliya Katushenock commented 2023-09-25 22:00:38 +02:00
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Can confirm today

Can confirm today
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Ray molenkamp commented 2023-09-26 16:45:43 +02:00
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Not entirely sure what's going on here, and do not have a whole lot of time available, but i have a somewhat difficult to execute repro for this

  • Have 2 working copies of blender ideally in C:\blender1 c:\blender2
  • go to %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\ and check all randomly named folders in there for any shortcuts to blender, if they exist remove them (do NOT skip this step, it's crucial to reproduce the issue) mine was in a 1fd9ca90ea8fbea4 sub folder, but i have to admit, unsure if this changes between systems/users.
  • Start the blender in C:\blender1
  • Once its up and running, right click the taskbar button and pin it to the task bar
  • Close blender
  • You should now have the blender icon in the taskbar
  • Go back to %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\ and validate there is now a shortcut to C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe named blender 4.0 in there somewhere
  • delete c:\blender1\blender-laucher.exe
  • open up the task manager and kill explorer.exe but do not close the task manager yet you're gonna need it for the next step (This step is important since explorer.exe will cache icons)
  • in the task manager go to file->run new task and start explorer.exe again (if you accidentally closed the task manager, ctrl-shift-esc to re-open it)
  • The blender icon, should now have changed to the Generic app icon, since the launcher binary that it uses for the icon no longer exists.

Now for the wacky stuff.

  • Right click the blender icon in the taskbar, and select "Unpin from taskbar"
  • Go back to %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\ and validate there is still somehow a shortcut to C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe named blender 4.0 in there somewhere but it no longer actually shows on the taskbar.

Now for the truly wacky stuff:

  • Start the blender instance in c:\blender2
  • Once its up and running, right click the taskbar button and pin it to the task bar
  • Close blender
  • You should now have the generic application icon again
  • Go back to %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\ and validate there is still somehow a shortcut to C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe named blender 4.0 in there somewhere rather than c:\blender2

To restore order:

  • Right click the blender icon in the taskbar, and select "Unpin from taskbar"
  • delete the shortcut in %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\
  • Restart the blender in c:\blender2
  • Once started pin it
  • Close it
  • Icon should be OK again.

The root cause appears to be the shortcut in %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\ keeps pointing to the wrong executable even after pinning a different blender instance, and i'm not entirely sure why it is doing that.

Not entirely sure what's going on here, and do not have a whole lot of time available, but i have a somewhat difficult to execute repro for this - Have 2 working copies of blender ideally in `C:\blender1` `c:\blender2` - go to `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` and check all randomly named folders in there for any shortcuts to blender, if they exist remove them (do NOT skip this step, it's crucial to reproduce the issue) mine was in a `1fd9ca90ea8fbea4` sub folder, but i have to admit, unsure if this changes between systems/users. - Start the blender in `C:\blender1` - Once its up and running, right click the taskbar button and pin it to the task bar - Close blender - You should now have the blender icon in the taskbar - Go back to `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` and validate there is now a shortcut to `C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe` named `blender 4.0` in there somewhere - delete `c:\blender1\blender-laucher.exe` - open up the task manager and kill `explorer.exe` but do *not* close the task manager yet you're gonna need it for the next step (This step is important since explorer.exe will cache icons) - in the task manager go to `file->run new task` and start `explorer.exe` again (if you accidentally closed the task manager, ctrl-shift-esc to re-open it) - The blender icon, should now have changed to the Generic app icon, since the launcher binary that it uses for the icon no longer exists. Now for the wacky stuff. - Right click the blender icon in the taskbar, and select "Unpin from taskbar" - Go back to `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` and validate there is still somehow a shortcut to `C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe` named `blender 4.0` in there somewhere but it no longer actually shows on the taskbar. Now for the truly wacky stuff: - Start the blender instance in `c:\blender2` - Once its up and running, right click the taskbar button and pin it to the task bar - Close blender - You should now have the generic application icon again - Go back to `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` and validate there is still somehow a shortcut to `C:\blender1\blender-launcher.exe` named `blender 4.0` in there somewhere rather than `c:\blender2` To restore order: - Right click the blender icon in the taskbar, and select "Unpin from taskbar" - delete the shortcut in `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` - Restart the blender in `c:\blender2` - Once started pin it - Close it - Icon should be OK again. The root cause appears to be the shortcut in `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\` keeps pointing to the wrong executable even after pinning a different blender instance, and i'm not entirely sure why it is doing that.
Ray molenkamp commented 2023-09-26 19:53:53 +02:00
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@guishe no, not even close, this is unrelated to the file/thumbnail registration though the register button, this will happen even if you never touched that button in your life.

It's related to the properties we set in the window property store in registerWindowAppUserModelProperties not being updated if the shortcut already exists, there's some folks on stackexchange that have noticed the same problem.

Finding and updating an .lnk file in a random folder, sounds fragile, we may have to hash the path to the executable and append it to the APPID to make this work reliably.

@guishe no, not even close, this is unrelated to the file/thumbnail registration though the register button, this will happen even if you never touched that button in your life. It's related to the properties we set in the window property store in `registerWindowAppUserModelProperties` not being updated if the shortcut already exists, there's [some folks on stackexchange](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28228042/shgetpropertystoreforwindow-how-to-set-properties-on-existing-system-appusermo) that have noticed the same problem. Finding and updating an .lnk file in a random folder, sounds fragile, we may have to hash the path to the executable and append it to the APPID to make this work reliably.
Germano Cavalcante commented 2023-09-26 21:49:32 +02:00
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I edited the description to contain the steps mentioned by @LazyDodo.
It seems a bit too much since it was mentioned that the problem occurs when uninstalling the previous version of Blender.
But follow the submission form better.

I edited the description to contain the steps mentioned by @LazyDodo. It seems a bit too much since it was mentioned that the problem occurs when uninstalling the previous version of Blender. But follow the [submission form](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/new?template=.gitea%2fissue_template%2fbug.yaml) better.
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Ray molenkamp commented 2023-10-07 02:23:11 +02:00
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I have a fix, just need to find some time to put it though testing

I have a fix, just need to find some time to put it though testing
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Ray molenkamp commented 2023-10-10 15:29:49 +02:00
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I'm running short on available time, if someone else wants to work on this here's my test code to update the registration

include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <Windows.h>
#include <KnownFolders.h>
#include <shlobj_core.h>
#include <filesystem>
#include <wrl.h>
#include <propkey.h>
#include <propvarutil.h>

/* Pinning : Windows allows people to pin an application to their taskbar, when a user pins
 * blender, the data we set in `GHOST_WindowWin32::registerWindowAppUserModelProperties` is used
 * which includes the path to the `blender-launcher.exe`. Now once that shortcut is created on
 * the taskbar, this will never be updated, if people remove blender and install it again to a
 * different path (happens often when using nightly builds) this leads to the situation where the
 * shortcut on the taskbar points to a no longer existing blender installation. Now you may think,
 * just un-pin and re-pin that should clear that right up! It doesn't, it'll keep using the
 * outdated path till the end of time and there's no window API call we can do to update this
 * information. However this shortcut is stored in the user profile in a sub-foder we can easily
 * query, from there, we iterate over all files, look for the one that has our appid in it,
 * and when we find it, update the path to the blender launcher to the current installation, bit
 * of a hack, but Microsoft seemingly offers no other way to deal with this problem. */
bool UpdatePinned(std::wstring new_path)
{
    PWSTR quickLaunchPath;
    
    if (SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_ImplicitAppShortcuts, KF_FLAG_DEFAULT, NULL, &quickLaunchPath) != S_OK)
        return false;

    std::wstring SearchPath = quickLaunchPath;
    CoTaskMemFree(quickLaunchPath);

    Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IShellLinkW> shell_link;
    if (CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(ShellLink), NULL, CLSCTX_ALL, IID_PPV_ARGS(&shell_link)) != S_OK) {
        return false;
    }

    Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IPersistFile> persist_file;
    if (shell_link.As(&persist_file) != S_OK) {
        return false;
    }

    for (auto const& dir_entry : std::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator(SearchPath))
    {
        if (persist_file->Load(dir_entry.path().c_str(), STGM_READWRITE) != S_OK) {
            continue;
        }
      
        Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IPropertyStore> property_store;
        if (shell_link.As(&property_store) != S_OK) {
            continue;
        }

        PROPVARIANT app_model;
        PropVariantInit(&app_model);
        if (property_store->GetValue(PKEY_AppUserModel_ID, &app_model) == S_OK)
        {
            if (std::wstring(L"blender.4.0") == app_model.bstrVal)
            {
                shell_link->SetPath(new_path.c_str());
                persist_file->Save(NULL, TRUE);
            }
        }
        PropVariantClear(&app_model);
    }
    return true;
}

int main()
{
    if (CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED) != S_OK)
        return -1;
    UpdatePinned(L"k:\\BlenderGit\\2019_tests\\bin\\blender-launcher.exe");
}

feel free to run with it and turn it into a pull request

things left todo:

  • This is C++ code, winstuff.c is still C, it will need to transition to .cc (this will need to be a separate pull) an alternate option would be to stick this function in a new .cc file on its own and call it from BLI_windows_register_blend_extension inside winstuff.c
  • It's relying on the Wide versions of the API, blender generally uses ascii or utf8 some conversion of strings will likely have to be done
  • it's hardcoded to look for the blender4.0 app id , this will need to use BLENDER_WIN_APPID
  • Com init/shutdown likely needs a look over
I'm running short on available time, if someone else wants to work on this here's my test code to update the registration ``` include <iostream> #include <string> #include <Windows.h> #include <KnownFolders.h> #include <shlobj_core.h> #include <filesystem> #include <wrl.h> #include <propkey.h> #include <propvarutil.h> /* Pinning : Windows allows people to pin an application to their taskbar, when a user pins * blender, the data we set in `GHOST_WindowWin32::registerWindowAppUserModelProperties` is used * which includes the path to the `blender-launcher.exe`. Now once that shortcut is created on * the taskbar, this will never be updated, if people remove blender and install it again to a * different path (happens often when using nightly builds) this leads to the situation where the * shortcut on the taskbar points to a no longer existing blender installation. Now you may think, * just un-pin and re-pin that should clear that right up! It doesn't, it'll keep using the * outdated path till the end of time and there's no window API call we can do to update this * information. However this shortcut is stored in the user profile in a sub-foder we can easily * query, from there, we iterate over all files, look for the one that has our appid in it, * and when we find it, update the path to the blender launcher to the current installation, bit * of a hack, but Microsoft seemingly offers no other way to deal with this problem. */ bool UpdatePinned(std::wstring new_path) { PWSTR quickLaunchPath; if (SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_ImplicitAppShortcuts, KF_FLAG_DEFAULT, NULL, &quickLaunchPath) != S_OK) return false; std::wstring SearchPath = quickLaunchPath; CoTaskMemFree(quickLaunchPath); Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IShellLinkW> shell_link; if (CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(ShellLink), NULL, CLSCTX_ALL, IID_PPV_ARGS(&shell_link)) != S_OK) { return false; } Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IPersistFile> persist_file; if (shell_link.As(&persist_file) != S_OK) { return false; } for (auto const& dir_entry : std::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator(SearchPath)) { if (persist_file->Load(dir_entry.path().c_str(), STGM_READWRITE) != S_OK) { continue; } Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IPropertyStore> property_store; if (shell_link.As(&property_store) != S_OK) { continue; } PROPVARIANT app_model; PropVariantInit(&app_model); if (property_store->GetValue(PKEY_AppUserModel_ID, &app_model) == S_OK) { if (std::wstring(L"blender.4.0") == app_model.bstrVal) { shell_link->SetPath(new_path.c_str()); persist_file->Save(NULL, TRUE); } } PropVariantClear(&app_model); } return true; } int main() { if (CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED) != S_OK) return -1; UpdatePinned(L"k:\\BlenderGit\\2019_tests\\bin\\blender-launcher.exe"); } ``` feel free to run with it and turn it into a pull request things left todo: - This is C++ code, `winstuff.c` is still C, it will need to transition to .cc (this will need to be a separate pull) an alternate option would be to stick this function in a new .cc file on its own and call it from `BLI_windows_register_blend_extension` inside `winstuff.c` - It's relying on the Wide versions of the API, blender generally uses ascii or utf8 some conversion of strings will likely have to be done - it's hardcoded to look for the blender4.0 app id , this will need to use `BLENDER_WIN_APPID` - Com init/shutdown likely needs a look over
Campbell Barton changed title from Regression: Blender don`t has icon on taskbar to Regression: Blender don`t has icon on taskbar (WIN32) 2023-10-12 07:21:51 +02:00
Campbell Barton changed title from Regression: Blender don`t has icon on taskbar (WIN32) to Regression: Blender don't have icon on taskbar (WIN32) 2023-10-24 06:03:43 +02:00
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Andrej commented 2023-11-22 11:41:26 +01:00
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Got similar problem on Blender 4.0.1 (just downloaded it from Steam). What helped me is to remove "Blender 4.0" from %appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\.

Got similar problem on Blender 4.0.1 (just downloaded it from Steam). What helped me is to remove "Blender 4.0" from `%appdata%\Microsoft\internet Explorer\quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\`.
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