Windows explorer icon on taskbar function changed

old chadders

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Since I started using Win7, the windows explorer icon on the taskbar has never given me any options - left-clicking it opened windows explorer.
Suddenly it has changed - clicking it now brings up "autoplay" and I have to right click to get the option to open explorer ( as well as the options to unpin from taskbar and close the window).
Can anyone tell me how to get it back as it was?
TIA
 

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Welcome to the forums old chadders!

Simple things first, have you tried a system restore to a point before this started?
 

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