Windows 10: News and Interest not visible in taskbar after update.

Hi all!I just updated to the latest version of windows 10 version 20H2, i.e., 19042.964. This update was supposed to come with the news and interests feature. However, after the reboot, it was not present in the taskbar.Any help would be highly appreciated.

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taskbar not visible

I installed a new monitor. The taskbar is not visible. Help...

 

Notification icons visibility dependet on taskbar width?

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



It is very unusual that you the Notification icons doesn’t show up in the system tray properly. I have tried to reproduce the same on my computer with 13 icons in the system tray and I was able to see all the 13 icons with the minimum width of the
Taskbar.



As this is not working in your case, we would like to know the details requested below:

• Which version of Windows 10 is installed on the computer currently? To check type:
  winver in the search bar on the Taskbar and hit
  Enter.
  
• What is the make and model of the computer?
  

However, we can try few troubleshooting steps and check if the issue persists.



Method 1: Update display drivers



I suggest you to try updating display drivers and check. Refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows Logo key + X, and select
   Device Manager.
   
2. Expand Display adapters.
   
3. Right click on the display
   device and select Update Driver.
   

Article for reference:
Update drivers in Windows 10.



Method 2: Change display resolution



I would suggest you to try changing the display resolution and see if the all notification icons are visible. To change the resolution go to
Start >> Settings >> System >> Display.



Method 3: Re-register Start Menu and Taskbar



Try re-registering the Start Menu by using PowerShell commands and see if that helps.

1. Press Windows + X keys together and click on
   Windows PowerShell (Admin)
   
2. Now type in the following command and hit
   Enter to re-register Start Menu: Get-appxpackage -all *shellexperience* -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + “\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml”)}
   
3. Restart the PC.
   

Method 4: New User account



Create a new user account to isolate the issue related to user account corruption. Refer the article

Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10



I would also suggest you to install all the pending updates on the computer. Go to
Start >> Settings >> Update & Security >> Windows Update >> Check for updates.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

toggle to switch taskbar location from bottom to right and back

'particular monitor/screen and visible unlocked taskbar' No, my taskbar is normally locked - I would need to include the unlocking step. I already use many Autohotkey applications - mostly for entering scraps of text.
Forgive me for quoting the wrong program 'AutoIT' when you suggested AutoHotKey. MouseClickDrag looks daunting but 'feasible' - worth a try - but not tonight.