• FF shows blank icon in Windows task bar

    From B Barnett@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 3 02:27:39 2021
    I recently upgraded to Firefox v86 and now when I run FF, in the task bar the FF icon no longer shows, I only see a blank icon.

    Is this a known bug? Is there a fix for this I can do? Or do I have to wait for an update?

    Thanks!

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  • From Ken Blake@21:1/5 to B Barnett on Wed Mar 3 07:38:26 2021
    On 3/3/2021 3:27 AM, B Barnett wrote:
    I recently upgraded to Firefox v86 and now when I run FF, in the task bar the FF icon no longer shows, I only see a blank icon.

    Is this a known bug? Is there a fix for this I can do? Or do I have to wait for an update?


    No such problem here with v86.

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  • From Revvie Quar@21:1/5 to B Barnett on Wed Mar 3 11:40:39 2021
    On 3/3/2021 4:27, B Barnett wrote:
    I recently upgraded to Firefox v86 and now when I run FF, in the task bar the FF icon no longer shows, I only see a blank icon.

    Is this a known bug? Is there a fix for this I can do? Or do I have to wait for an update?

    Thanks!


    I just had the very same problem yesterday, and this is what will fix it:

    https://www.guidingtech.com/fix-blank-icons-windows-10/

    Scroll down to fix #8 Rebuild Icon Cache and have at it.

    - Run Command Prompt as Administrator
    - Type cd %homepath%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer - Enter
    - Type taskkill /f /im explorer.exe - Enter
    - Type del iconcache* - Enter
    - Type Explorer.exe - to restart Explorer

    Voila, your taskbar icon should reappear.

    You'll very likely have to rearrange your SysTray icons as a result.

    HTH

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  • From Big Al@21:1/5 to this is what B Barnett on Wed Mar 3 10:13:22 2021
    On 3/3/21 5:27 AM, this is what B Barnett wrote:
    I recently upgraded to Firefox v86 and now when I run FF, in the task bar the FF icon no longer shows, I only see a blank icon.

    Is this a known bug? Is there a fix for this I can do? Or do I have to wait for an update?

    Thanks!

    If it's an icon for FF that you pinned to the taskbar, then just unpin it and go back to the menu and re-pin from there. If you have a good
    icon on the menu for Firefox, it should appear okay on the taskbar.

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  • From =?UTF-8?B?8J+YiSBHb29kIEd1eSDwn5iJ?@21:1/5 to B Barnett on Thu Mar 4 16:31:02 2021
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    On 03/03/2021 10:27, B Barnett wrote:
    I recently upgraded to Firefox v86 and now when I run FF, in the task bar the FF icon no longer shows, I only see a blank icon.

    Is this a known bug? Is there a fix for this I can do? Or do I have to wait for an update?

    Thanks!

    It must be operating system related.  what is your operating system?

    I understand Linux normally have their own icons but I can't check it
    without booting up a live DVD.

    Have you disabled all Add-ons to see if it makes any difference? Add-Ons
    must be the first thing everybody should check as they cause more
    problems than solve anything useful.  I don't use any Add-Ons but that's
    me because I have always said that if the App can't do the things for me
    out of the box,  then that App is not good for me.  Period.


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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 03/03/2021 10:27, B Barnett wrote:<br>
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    <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I recently upgraded to Firefox v86 and now when I run FF, in the task bar the FF icon no longer shows, I only see a blank icon.

    Is this a known bug? Is there a fix for this I can do? Or do I have to wait for an update?

    Thanks!
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    <p>It must be operating system related.  what is your operating
    system?</p>
    <p>I understand Linux normally have their own icons but I can't
    check it without booting up a live DVD.</p>
    <p>Have you disabled all Add-ons to see if it makes any difference? 
    Add-Ons must be the first thing everybody should check as they
    cause more problems than solve anything useful.  I don't use any
    Add-Ons but that's me because I have always said that if the App
    can't do the things for me out of the box,  then that App is not
    good for me.  Period.</p>
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    <p>With over 1.2 billion devices now running Windows 10,
    customer satisfaction is higher than any previous version of
    windows.</p>
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  • From TCW@21:1/5 to weddingabc2015@gmail.com on Thu Mar 4 06:52:43 2021
    On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 02:27:39 -0800 (PST), B Barnett
    <weddingabc2015@gmail.com> wrote:

    I recently upgraded to Firefox v86 and now when I run FF, in the task bar the FF icon no longer shows, I only see a blank icon.

    Is this a known bug? Is there a fix for this I can do? Or do I have to wait for an update?

    Thanks!

    Probably the closes bug report of such similar behavior is: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1675918

    But I have to ask this question. Go to Control Panel > Programs >
    Uninstall A Program and tell me what entries for Mozilla Firefox are
    showing there?

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