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generic icon in task bar after update

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Hi, just noticed that after the update to TB 60.6.0 the usual and well known blue icon I had pinned to my task bar (Win10) was replaced by a generic one (see attachments). when I unpin this new, generic icon and re-pin TB from its install directory, the blue one is back. I know this is just a minor, cosmetic problem but did anyone else observe this? Thanks.

Hi, just noticed that after the update to TB 60.6.0 the usual and well known blue icon I had pinned to my task bar (Win10) was replaced by a generic one (see attachments). when I unpin this new, generic icon and re-pin TB from its install directory, the blue one is back. I know this is just a minor, cosmetic problem but did anyone else observe this? Thanks.
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loosly related to my Q: why does the TB icon upon mouse-over display "Thunderbird (5)"? what does the number in brackets mean? Firefox for example doesn't do this. it just displays "Firefox"...

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ph0nq said

Hi, just noticed that after the update to TB 60.6.0 the usual and well known blue icon I had pinned to my task bar (Win10) was replaced by a generic one (see attachments). when I unpin this new, generic icon and re-pin TB from its install directory, the blue one is back. I know this is just a minor, cosmetic problem but did anyone else observe this? Thanks.

That will be an issue with the windows icon cache, not Thunderbird's installer.

See https://www.thewindowsclub.com/rebuild-icon-clear-thumbnail-cache-windows-10

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Thanks Matt. Will try it next time TB updates.