macOS Preview icon is shown in Windows taskbar instead of Acrobat Reader DC icon.

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Symptoms

When I run Acrobat Reader DC in a Boot Camp virtual machine, Preview (Mac) icon is shown in Taskbar instead of Acrobat Reader one.

Cause

Corrupted Windows Registry

Resolution

0) Start Windows
1) Open Registry Editor:
   - Press CMD+R
   - Type in "regedit" without quotes and hit Enter
2) Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ico and there you'll see Default key
3) Double click Default and change Value data field to icofile

4) Close the Registry Editor and reboot Windows

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