Windows 10: How do I get a "switch open apps" system icon on the taskbar?

Hi, I usually switch apps by pressing Alt + Tab, but can someone tell a way to get an icon of it to the taskbar, or even a VBS file would do

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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.

 

System tray got error cause system icon missing

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

• What is the version of Windows 10 you’re running?
  
• What happens if you right click in the empty space between the input indication and the icons very next to it?
  

It appears that there is some icon which is not being displayed. I would suggest to turn off system icons, reboot the computer, then enable them back and let us know the results.

1. Right click on the taskbar and select Taskbar settings to open the taskbar settings.
   
2. Go to Select which icons appear on the taskbar and Enable Always show all icons in the notification area by toggling the switch to
   On position.
   
3. Go back and click on Turn system icons on or off.
   
4. Disable all system icons by manually toggling the switches for each individual app/icon to position
   Off.
   
5. Reboot the computer and enable (toggle the switches to position
   On) for all the apps/system icons by following the steps 3 and 4 mentioned above and let us know how it goes.
   

We await your reply.



Regards,

Peer Samie

Microsoft Community-Moderator

 

no battery level icon on the taskbar

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

Please perform the below steps and see if it helps to resolve the issue.

Step 1:

Click Notifications and actions. Click Select Which icons appear on the taskbar link.

Turn the switch next to Power icon to On position.

Step 2:

This issue may happen due to system file corruption. I suggest you to run System file checker. System File checker (SFC) scan is done to check if there are any corrupted system files that could be causing this issue. Kindly follow
the below given steps:

• Press Windows key + X, select
  Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.
• In Command prompt type sfc/scannow and press enter.
• Restart the computer.

If no corrupted system files were found in the previous state, then I suggest you to try the following steps:

• Open command prompt by pressing Windows key + X and selecting “Command prompt admin”.
• In command prompt, type the following commands and press Enter after each command:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

• Close the command prompt and restart the PC and check if it works.

Hope the above information was helpful. If you need further assistance, please do let us know and we would be happy to help you further.

Thank You.