Why they delete "private" from a taskbar?

[VivaldiUser2]

Previously we can start a private mode from the beginning. But now, that option disappear. It is empty.

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[Pesala]

@VivaldiUser2 You can upload images to the forum using the last icon on the edit reply box toolbar with the up to cloud icon. Then we don't have to see ads to look at your image.

I have an option on my taskbar menu to open a New Private Window.

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Specs: AMD A10-6800K, 8 Gb on Win 10 64-bit 1909 build 18363.535 • Snapshot 2.10.1745.18 (64-bit)

[Blackbird]

@VivaldiUser2 My Window 10 installation of Vivaldi Stable (2.10.1745.23) also shows the "New private window" option. Have you tried unpinning the Taskbar icon and re-pinning it from a Vivaldi desktop icon?

[VivaldiUser2]

AFTER an update, that feature disappear. I see no longer that icon.

Vivaldi 2.10.1745.23 (Stable channel) (32-bit) is my version.

[VivaldiUser2]

THEY delete it! WHAT is so "broken" in last update?! Give it back in a nex update. That's why I NEVER like to update anything.

[Blackbird]

@VivaldiUser2 said in Why they delete "private" from a taskbar?:

AFTER an update, that feature disappear. I see no longer that icon.

Vivaldi 2.10.1745.23 (Stable channel) (32-bit) is my version.

If you type the following at the Run prompt found by the Windows Search page:
%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar

Does a Vivaldi entry appear in the program listing that pops up?

[iAN CooG]

@Blackbird That's strange, for me the link was named "Vivaldi (2).lnk" and indeed there was no option for New Private Window. I simply removed Vivaldi from taskbar by unpinning, and repinned it from the start menu. Now the link is "Vivaldi.lnk" and the options actually apprear when right clicking, New Window and New Incognito Window

[Blackbird]

@iAN-CooG My understanding is that the folder I noted lists all the registry links for user-pinned taskbar icons (but not MS Store apps and certain internal Windows sub-programs). A name like Vivaldi (2).lnk implies that at some point, a duplicate Vivaldi shortcut was pinned to the Taskbar or else a Vivaldi link was already there (but for some reason wasn't showing up when another one was pinned/created). Back in Vivaldi's very early days and when I was using Win7, I used to run into a similar kind of "(2)" problem sometimes when I had both Vivaldi Stable and Vivaldi Snapshot (stand-alone) pinned to the Taskbar and was updating both... but I haven't seen anything like it for well over a year.

[VivaldiUser2]

@Blackbird said in Why they delete "private" from a taskbar?:

%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar

Yes.

I told you! After new update they took away it

[xKahuna]

@VivaldiUser2 It's a Windows problem... not a Vivaldi problem. Just un-pin Vivaldi from the taskbar, open Vivaldi from shortcut, then re-pin it.

EDIT: Managed to re-produce the bug. However, restarting my computer, then opening up Vivaldi, then re-pinning it fixed it.

[VivaldiUser2]

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[VivaldiUser2]

@Gwen-Dragon said in Why they delete "private" from a taskbar?:

@xKahuna said in Why they delete "private" from a taskbar?:

Just un-pin Vivaldi from the taskbar, open Vivaldi from shortcut, then re-pin it.

Yes, that is the solution!

No, that does not help

[Ayespy]

@VivaldiUser2 What is your version of Windows, so I can see if I can reproduce your problem?

I have multiple instances of the latest Vivaldi on Win10 64-bit, Win7 32 Bit and Win10 32 bit, and none suffer the problem you describe. None of them. However, if you can say what your version of Windows is, I can try to reproduce it.