Windows 10: Invisible icons on taskbar

Hi,


So this problem has recently surfaced on my Lenovo laptop. It has the most recent version of windows installed. The problem is that certain apps (messenger, settings, mail etc.) will be clickable on the task bar, but are invisible. This doesn't affect them in the normal start menu, but when I search for these apps, a blank piece of paper replaces their usual icon there aswell. I looked online and saw this was a common problem, but so far have found nothing to fix it. I have seen the start menu troubleshooter recommmended a lot, but I cannot find it.


Anyway here's what I've tried:

• Running antivirus software
• Pinning and unpinning apps
• Restarting windows explorer
• Unistalling display adapter and restarting
• Manually rebuilding the icon cache with cmd
• I did this :

'Open Start, type: CMD
Right click CMD
Click Run as administrator

Type in at the prompt OR Copy and Paste these one at a time : (Hit enter after each)

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Also run the System File Checker utility:
Open Start, type: CMD
Right click CMD
Click Run as administrator

At the Command Prompt, type: sfc/scannow

This will check for any integrity violations

Restart your system'

• Banging my head on the desk

So far, none of these have proved successful, so any help would be appreciated.


Thanks!

:)

 

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.

 

Invisible icons in taskbar

Hello.

I upgraded to Win10 today, got it via Update center, and I have some issues.

First of all, after boot and login, black screen appears, only mouse is visible.

Task manager is working, but starting explorer.exe didn't help.

Than everything appears after few minutes, but taskbar has invisible icons. Running apps, tray apps, even clock are invisible, don't highlight, but still clickable.

All drivers and updates installed and fresh.

Using Dell Inspiron laptop.

Any ideas how to fix it?

 

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