Hi, I have a very peculiar situation where File Explorer launches itself when I open Edge from a pin on the task bar. If I go to the Start menu and open Edge, only edge opens. I have tried unpinning and re-pinning Edge to the taskbar, but the issue returns.
Any ideas??
Never heard of this before - are you sure its not your mouse auto clicking (could be worth trying a different mouse just incase). Other than that do a Windows Update? I can't think what else would cause this especially if you've re-pinned Edge from the Start Menu. It's got to be the mouse in my opinion.
No, I am not accidentally clicking on file explorer after opening edge.
It opens to Quick Access
I don't know what the issue was with my pinned icons but I found an article that helped in a roundabout way.
I right-clicked and deleted all pinned icons, then navigated to C:\Users\[yourusername]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar
and deleted all contents. Restarted the machine, re-pinned the icons, and Bob's your mother's brother.
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