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    As shown here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/win-11-taskbar-duplicates-adobe-pdf-icons-after/9d93a850-a831-4763-b500-8b3279949d23and here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/pdf-icons-duplicated-in-win-11-taskbar-when/e61b6c5c-bc93-4cd0-848e-230a36d28d26There is a bug in how Windows handles its API that allows programs to show individual open docs as clickable entities via the Windows 11 taskbar. The most common program that people will run into this with is Adobe Acrobat, as a large percentage of the Windows user base will install this software to re

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