Windows 10: Invisible icon in the "Show hidden icons" section of the Taskbar.

Good day,It has come to my attention that I have a invisible/transparent icon in my drop down section of my taskbar. I have no clue how to identify it and remove it. When I click or right click the Icon it does not do anything. Is there any basic steps to see how I can identify it?If anyone has an idea, it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Taskbar icons

Hi,

To address your concern, follow the steps below on how to show hidden icons on the taskbar.

• Open Settings, and click on the Personalization
  icon.
• Click on Taskbar on the left side, and click on the
  Select which icons appear on the taskbar link under the Notification area section on the right.
• Turn on Always show all icons in the notification area at the top

Let us know how it goes.

 

Hidden icon menu not showing in taskbar

Hi Olivier,

Always a good idea to read the Blog post.

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22610 | Windows Insider Blog

• [NEW] After upgrading to Build 22610, the “Show hidden icons” flyout in the system tray may disappear completely for some Insiders, even though it shows as “on” under Settings > Personalization > Taskbar and “Other system tray icons”. We are investigating the issue. As a workaround if you need access to the icons that would show in the “Show hidden icons” flyout, you can go right-click on taskbar to open the Taskbar settings page, navigate to the “Other system tray icons” and individuals toggle specific apps to “On” until the issue is resolved.
  

 

Unable to remove a show hidden icon in Windows 10

Hello -

I am working with an end user to resolve an issue with an icon that appears in the hidden tray. The icon appears when the the application is launched and for some reason, when the end user is running automated tests, the icon will begin to morph into multiple icons which impacts the tests. If you connect to the PC, you can hover over the multiple icons which will force them to disappear but this is far from being an ideal workaround.

I've attempted to resolve this issue by going into Settings/Personalization/Taskbar/ but most of the options apply only to icons that appear on the taskbar and not within the hidden icons section. I can drag/drop the icon directly onto the taskbar from the hidden icons section but when I go back to the "Select which icons appear on the taskbar" section, it reappears back within the hidden icons section.

To make things even more challenging, the software in question is homegrown and there's no information online.

I've attached a screenshot for reference. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.