Why does a LabVIEW executable generate two taskbar buttons on the taskbar?

[viper 159]

When a LabVIEW executable is run, it generate two taskbar buttons (with the same name) in the task bar each of them pointing to the same window (panel). Is there a way to prevent it from creating two buttons?

thanks
~Vipin

[tst]

I believe the technical reason is so that you will still have access to your windows even if you make all your VI windows completely disappear.
To get rid of it, place the line HideRootWindow=TRUE in the ini file of your app (it's created the first time you run it).

[Donald]

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@viper 159 wrote:
When a LabVIEW executable is run, it generate two taskbar buttons (with the same name) in the task bar each of them pointing to the same window (panel). Is there a way to prevent it from creating two buttons?

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Add the following line to your executable's .ini file

HideRootWindow=True

There's a KnowledgeBase item here [link removed; article no longer available].

[viper 159]

Thanks. That fixed it.

~Vipin

[Jon_G]

I was going to post a thread but I did a search and found this thread. Thanks for asking and thanks for the answers.

[tbd]

... kudos to You for searching first.