Windows 10: Apparent bug: Windows 11 Sound icon in Notification bar is in the wrong state at startup or...

Not the biggest thing in the world I accept! But, here, the sound icon in the notification bar shows "muted" on startup or after sleep although sounds are heard. If you click on the "muted speaker" icon in the sound bar and then click on the "muted speaker" icon in the popup settings menu the sound is then actually muted and the icon remains unchanged. Another press of this icon unmutes sound and changes to the regular unmuted speaker icon. So, it seems, for some reason, this icon is just out of sync with the true state after startup or sleep.

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Windows Startup Sound

Hi Peck,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

As per the previous posts I understand that you are referring to Startup sounds in Windows 10.

If so, I suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.

Make sure that your device speakers are working fine before performing the troubleshooting steps.

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  Right click on the Volume icon on the Task bar.
  
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  Select Sounds option from the list.
  
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  Select Sounds tab.
  
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  Check mark on Play Windows Startup sound option.
  
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  Under Program Events: click on any option and under Sounds: select Windows Startup from the list.
  
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  Click on Browser button and select a
  Sound.
  
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  Try to restart the computer and check if it helps.
  

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue, we will be happy to help you further.

 

Notification/System tray programs showing wrongs icons

I'm not great with languages but what I see is right to left of the Notification Area. Mine is left to right:



Some adjustments can be made to what is shown is accomplished by clicking the small up arrow to get the full list. Also right-clicking the Taskbar and choosing Taskbar settings then going to the Notification area can lead to enabling or disabling features on the bar.

Can't say about the clock but that suggests the whole screen may have been rotated or flipped.

 

Redundant Volume Bars / Sound Notification Icons


How do I get rid of the vertical (redundant) sound bar icon from Windows 10 Home without editing the registry?