Windows 10: Windows 10, version 1909 - new speech bubble icon appearing in taskbar - what is it?

I updated to Windows 10, version 1909 a week back - since then I noticed a small blue icon in the task bar, it looks like a speech bubble or a microphone. When I try and click on it, it disappears and it seems to come back randomly - I attach a screen shot.





Does anyone know what it is?

Thanks in advance.

RC


PS - I use McAfee antivirus and it has not flagged anything so far.

:)

 

Why is the icon not appearing on taskbar?

Did the 2 steps but still the icon in taskbar appears 50% of the time.

 

System Icons on taskbar

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

Are you referring to the clock system icon on the taskbar?

If so, I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:

• 
  Click on the search bar on the taskbar.
  
• 
  Type system icons.
  
• 
  Under Turn System Icons ON or OFF, turn On the Clock and check with the issue.
  

Hope it helps.

 

How to return sound/volume icon to taskbar on Windows 10 version 1907

Hi,

The icons in the taskbar can be modified based on your liking. In your case, there's a possibility that the show icon for volume is turned off or recent changes have occurred on your PC such as new updates caused the volume to disappear from the taskbar.
For us to better assist you, we would like to ask a few questions.

• Have you made any recent changes or installed updates prior to the issue?
• What is the current build of your Windows 10 version 1709 device? To check, type
  winver in the search bar and press Enter.

To check if your volume icon is on or off, follow the steps below:

• Open the Settings app.
• Click on Personalization.
• Go to Taskbar tab and click Select which icons appear on the taskbar.
• Check the Volume icon status.

We will wait for your response.