Google Chrome: Icon Pinned to Win 7 Taskbar opens another Icon

I love how the taskbar works on Windows 7. You open a program, then when the program's icon shows up on the taskbar and you want it to permanently be there, you just right click on the icon and click "pin to taskbar" and that's it! So the next time you open it via the taskbar, it will just be highlighted. And when you open multiple windows of that particular program, it wll all show under the program's highlighted icon on the taskbar. Yet despite the taskbar being organized, there are still a few stubborn programs that even though you pin their icon on the taskbar, when you open them, the program opens another icon.


I've always hated having a duplicate icon of the program running on the taskbar. First, it's a waste of taskbar space, and second, it annoys me seeing double. One particular program I use that does that is Google Chrome. So again I scoured the internet for a solution to stop it from opening another icon and what I found is just past the break.

WTF Google!!

The problem is that the pinned application actually starts another process (which is not pinned). A simple solution is to unpin the program and pinning the other process. Some programs tend to work with it but in my case with Chrome, it doesn't. So here is my method in solving this problem:

1. Delete any pinned Google Chrome icon on your taskbar.


2. Open Chrome via the Start Menu.


3. Chrome will open and the app icon will be show on the taskbar. Right-click on the icon and click "pin to taskbar."

4. Go to: C:\Users\<name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar

5. Right-click on the Google Chrome icon and select "Properties".

6. Under the General tab, check the "Read only" box. Then click OK.

7. Close the browser and try to refresh a few times to check if opening chrome will open up on another icon.

This method particularly worked for me, but in case it didn't here is an alternative:

1. Start the pinned chrome icon on the taskbar (this will open a new taskbar icon).

2. Right-click the new icon and select "pin this program to taskbar".

3. Go to: C:\Users\<name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar.

4. You will see the two pinned "Google Chrome.lnk" here. Delete the "Google Chrome.lnk" and make "Google Chrome (2).lnk" read only.

5. Close the browser and refresh.

I'm not sure if this methods work on other programs, but it doesn't hurt to try right?

Till the next Tech tidBeATs! 

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