[MCL-878] If pinning Minecraft.exe to the task bar, the launcher creates a second icon when started

I dont even know if this is fixable but when i pin the Mc launcher to the taskbar in windows 7 and i click on it i expect it to come up right there where i have it pinned, what actually happened was it makes a new minecraft launcher on the taskbar

To activate the bug u will need to
1. Pin minecraft to the taskbar in windows 7
2. Open it

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is duplicated by 1

MCL-1351 Bug With Task Bar Resolved

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ANBO Motohiko 2013-07-04T15:34:26Z

Maybe this is a limitation of Minecraft launcher for windows.

Minecraft.exe is not an actual launcher, it only runs .minecraft/launcher.jar.
These are separate program, so 2 icons are shown on the taskbar.

Liam Whitt 2014-02-16T15:20:16Z

@unknown, you are right about the launcher and the executable being separate programs, but this issue still needs to be fixed. Will confirm for version 1.3.10 ASAP.

Warm regards, Liam Whitt.

Update: Confirmed for version 1.3.10.

henry atkins 2014-02-23T00:49:44Z

I have windows 8 but have the same problem although the icon is different from the launcher.

Liam Whitt 2014-07-29T17:08:25Z

Confirmed for version 1.4.7.

Liam Whitt 2014-07-29T17:09:39Z

Confirmed for version 1.5 (it took 2 tries to update to the latest version).

Jared Bates 2014-12-22T13:39:47Z

Confirmed for version 1.6.5. (I am bugged by this because I normally have over 10 programs open and it fills up my taskbar.)

NekoJonez 2015-01-31T11:55:23Z

In 1.6.11 I can't even pin the launcher.