Shutter shows itself in the taskbar only when the main window is visible. When you hide (minimize) the main window, the taskbar entry disappears too, but you can still access Shutter trough the tray icon.Do you see the taskbar entry when Shutter's main window is visible?
I'm not sure that you call the previous mode of operation, because Shutter has been operating like that for a very long time.
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