Did you ever find a fix for this? I'm having the same exact issue and have tried everything but the default blue color won't go away.

I know this is a long shot as Games Explorer isn't supported for newer W10 builds but I was wondering if it was possible to edit the shortcuts that are added to the explorer? I was able to restore it...

It seems like the issue was with the taskbar skinning application I was using because when I turned it off, the quick launch toolbar appeared normal. I wasn't able to fix the problem other than...

I've been trying to set up the quick launch toolbar using small icons, but strangely the toolbar stays fixed to the top of the taskbar. Even the toolbar title and the shortcut text remain fixed to...