Taskbar Icons completely wrong - Fresh install on Win11

Using screenshot as reference:

  • I have anaconda navigator open (RED) but the taskbar icon for navigator doesn’t even indicate its running.
  • Navigator actually shows up as the next icon to the right (BLUE) [on hover says navigator, but on right click says python AND if navigator isnt already open this DOESNT launch navigator, it just opens up a “python” cmd prompt looking instance.]
  • Clicking the Navigator icon on task bar when its already launched (you wouldnt know looking at task bar), actually showed its “instance already running” warning as a Spyder icon..? (GREEN)

This was a completely fresh install on Win11 24H2 26100.3476

  • Yes i did check the extra box that said “recommended”.. something about cleanup after install?

I’m going to uninstall everything and not do that check box as re-launching the installer doesnt appear to prompt for a repair tool.

yeah re-installation did not fix any of this, why is this so clunky and mismatched? I can’t be the only person that has this issue, is it an order of operations problem?