Windows 10: Microsoft Defender Icon Missing

Running Windows 10 Home version....all Updates installedNoticed the Microsoft Defender Icon, it may now be called Windows Security Notification Icon.... is no longer being displayed on Taskbar. Went to Setting "Select which Icons Appear on Taskbar"....Windows Security Notification Icon...the slider is set to ON. So is there something else I must do to get this Icon to display on Taskbar?

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Windows Defender Security Notification Icon missing?

I noticed that my Windows Defender Security Icon is missing from the system tray on the taskbar for the past few months. Havent installed any other antivirus.

What Ive checked:

• Task manager startup: Windows Defender Security Notification Icon enabled
  
• Taskbar "choose what icons appear": Windows defender security notification icon: enabled
  
• Windows Defender and firewall notifications: all on
  
• Windows Defender and firewall: turned on
  

Things Ive done:

• I have used CMD as administrator and PowerShell to complete SFC/scan and the other repair commands and scans and all of them turned out with 0 issues.
  
• Reset Windows Defender
  

Weird thing I noticed is after Windows updates the icon appears, however when I restart or shutdown and turn on my PC the icon is gone again. Another weird thing that happened is that a few days ago my power shut off and when I turned my PC back on the icon was there, however the next day after turning my PC on it was gone.

I am really confused about why the Icon could be gone just like that?

 

missing icons in start menu

Hi Wickiwizard,

It is possible that the icon of your apps in Start menu is missing due to a corrupted system files. To provide you the accurate resolution, kindly answer the following questions:

• Have you made any recent changes prior to this issue?
• Does this happen only with icons in Start menu?
• What troubleshooting steps you've done so far?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you perform the steps in this
article on how to troubleshoot problems with Start menu or Cortana.

If the issue still persists, we recommend that you follow the suggestion shared by
Meliton Dec on this thread.
The given troubleshooting steps will help repair or reset not only missing apps but also lost icon.

Keep us posted if you need additional help.

 

Volume icon missing from Taskbar

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand that the volume icon is missing in Action center. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps given below and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

• Open Settings and choose system.
• Click on Notifications and Actions.
• Click on Select which icons appear in Taskbar.
• Turn on Volume.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.