Change in behaviour after re-install of 8.1 PRO

Hairy Scot

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I decided to bite the bullet and do a clean install of Windows 8.1 PRO X64.
I have a shortcut for my user folder pinned to the taskbar.
Shortcut target is "%windir%\explorer.exe /root,%userprofile%".
Prior to the reinstall when I opened up the folder via this shortcut there was no change in the taskbar, and any subsequent folders opened appeared under "Recent" when I right clicked on the shortcut icon.
Now when I open the user folder an additional explorer icon appears on the taskbar and subsequently opened folders appear under "Frequent".
Is there a setting somewhere that I have missed?


PS: I also tried with target = "%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe shell:UsersFilesFolder"
Made no difference to the behaviour.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-B75M-D2V
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 3601 Mhz, 4 Core(s)
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-B75M-D2V
    Memory
    8 GB DDR3 1600MHZ
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    GE Force GT 610
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek High Def
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    Dell U2913WMP
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1080
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    Western Digital WD10EZEX-00RKKA0 1TB
    Seagate ST2000DL003-9VT166 2TB
    Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB
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