SC doesn't stay pinned on the taskbar after update

[Menno555]

Hi Robin

This is still a minor bug. I updated to the SC version of 21 October and the pinned shortcut is not working anymore after that
Before updating I kept %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar open to check. During the update, the shortcut there gets removed and is not replaced.
Running the updated SC and pinning it to the taskbar adds it again to the Taskbar directory.
I also checked the pinned shortcuts before and after the update and I can't see any difference.

Menno

[admin]

Hi Menno,

I attempted to fix this back in September, but the fix won't take effect until you do an upgrade from one version with the fix in to another version with the fix also in (upgrading from a pre-september version to the latest will still break here - I couldn't find any way to fix that situation).

So, I guess the quiestion is ... what version did you upgrade from? If it was a recent (last few weeks) then I would have expected it to work. Or, you could try a new upgrade when next week's version comes out and see if the new shortcut sticks at that point.

cheers,

Robin

[Menno555]

Hi Robin

I upgraded from v4.1.12606.0 (30 september release) to v4.1.12693.0.
Will check it again with next upgrade.
Btw, I always use the download version from the SC site, never use the upgrade from within SC itself. Don't know if that would make any difference?

Menno

[admin]

Hi Menno,

no, I don't think the upgrade method would make a difference.

I thought the original problem was that the main shortcut for SharpCap was what's called an 'Advertised' shortcut in Windows terms, which means that it is linked to the version of the installed software and triggers a repair of the software if files are missing. I disabled that, which should make it a boring normal shortcut, which should then work if you remove one version and replace with another...

cheers,

Robin

[Menno555]

Hi Robin

Just upgrade from 4.1.12693 to 4.1.12711.0 but the same thing is happening: when updating, the shortcut in theTaskbar-directory is removed and not replaced.

Menno

[admin]

Hi Menno,

that's odd - it's not what I'm seeing... My test procedure is as follows

1) Install older version of SharpCap
2) Run older version of SharpCap
3) Right click on icon in taskbar for SharpCap, select 'Pin to Taskbar' from right click
4) Close SharpCap (taskbar icon remains)
5) Download and Run installer for update version (taskbar link still remains)
6) Test taskbar icon - it launches latest SharpCap

Does that match up with how you are working?

note that I am testing Win11 - Maybe Win10 is different?

cheers,

Robin

[Menno555]

That's exactly the way I update too, Robin.
And here also on Windows 11. It's now the 24H2 version but SC did the same with 23H3.
It is weird though: I have a number of programs pinned on the taskbar and they all stay pinned after their updates. SC is the only one that disappears after an update.
Ah well. Again: no biggie. It's just a bit of a riddle now

Menno

[admin]

Hi Menno,

definitely odd - the only thing that I can think that might affect it is that I am testing the whole thing in one go (no reboots or anything), whereas presumably you are pinning to the task bar and then some time later after reboots you will upgrade. Maybe that makes a difference? I will leave SharpCap pinned to the taskbar on my system and see what happens...

cheers,

Robin

[davemartin88]

I updated to the latest 64 bit version yesterday and a shortcut remained on the taskbar. I usually have to replace it myself. Interesting thing is the icon isn’t the Jupiter icon, it’s the piece of paper icon. It worked fine. This is on a mini pc at my mount running Windows 11.

[admin]

Hi,

I noticed yesterday that the icon was vanishing from a pinned taskbar icon (after reboot for me), so I found and fixed that issue. Still no nearer to working out why it won't stay pinned for Menno though!

cheers,

Robin