After installing the new Minecraft launcher and uninstalling the old one, the new launcher icon appears to have a solid-color background (black in my case) rather than a transparent one.
This is somewhat visible in the Start menu app list, but it is much more noticeable when attempting to make a desktop shortcut for the new launcher (both Start Menu and Desktop appearance cases attached).
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I am having this issue too and it is REALLY annoying because I find it much nicer to have my mc launcher on my taskbar and desktop, I have this issue with Bedrock edition too but only on the taskbar.
It does appear to be a UWP issue, but I'd wonder if it couldn't be resolved by either:
1) using a flat-face icon instead that uses the full area (like the side of a grass block) or
2) automatically assigning a different icon texture to the desktop shortcut?
It most likely is a UWP issue (whatever that is) because I am also experiencing this with Bedrock Edition but only on the taskbar.
Possible, but in the case of the desktop appearance it definitely doesn't look intentional.
I'm partly guessing the icon was not designed with the desktop in mind, because if you get the new launcher and then uninstall the old one, there is never a prompt (that I saw) to even put a desktop shortcut down at all.