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To replicate:
1. install Notepad++ portable
2. start the application
3. Settings -> Style Configurator
4. Style -> pick a new style
5. Save & Close
6. On the Windows taskbar, right click Notepad++ -> Pin to taskbar
7. Close Notepad++
8. Click Notepad++ in taskbar to open/start it
9. style selection has changed back to default
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Windows taskbar pinning doesn't support multi exe apps, environment variables, etc. Use the platform to pin it. You'll see the option when you right click on an app.
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"Use the platform to pin it. "
I don't know what this means. What is "the platform?"
As the title of my comment said, " Pin using the PortableApps.com Platform " The PortableApps.com Platform is what most people use to download, install, manage, and keep their apps automatically up to date. See here: https://portableapps.com/download
When you right-click on an app in the PortableApps.com Platform, it gives you the option to Pin to Start and it will do it in a way that works with multi-EXE apps.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
Ok, thanks. It's really weird that Notepad++ is the only portable app that has this issue out of the 6 or 7 that I'm using.
Hi. When you run Notepad++ and pin it to taskbar, the shortcut goes to PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\notepad++.exe, not to PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\Notepad++Portable.exe. This causes problem when reading and writing settings, enviroment variables etc. in Notepad++ and some other apps too. Solution is to pin PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\Notepad++Portable.exe to taskbar using windows explorer.
This will result in two icons, the second will appear when running. The way to have a single icon that works is to use the PortableApps.com Platform to pin it.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!