Windows 10: Notification Area Icons Missing

Most of the previous icons I had in my Notification Area are gone. I've tried resetting them in TaskBar Settings with no luck.

Have also tried resetting Windows Explorer. Nothing works! Help!

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Missing Notification area Icon in Windows 10 control Panel

thanks , but you did not understand the problem.

I have since found the solution wlsewhere:

To add a hidden icon to the notification area

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  Click the arrow next to the notification area, and then drag the icon you want to move to the notification area. You can drag as many hidden icons to the notification area as you want.
  

To
always show all icons on the taskbar

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  Right-click an empty area on the taskbar, and then click Properties.
  
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  Under Notification area, click Customize.
  
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  Select the Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar check box, and then click
  OK.
  

 

Sound Icon missing in notification area in windows 10

Hello Gary,

Thank you for keeping us posted.

Please follow the below steps to turn on the notification for volume icon in the taskbar.

• Right click on the Start menu and select Control Panel and type the word 'taskbar' in the search box from the upper-right side. Once the search results are loaded, click on the link that says
  Customize the taskbar.
• Then select Customize under Notification Area.
• Click on Turn system icons on or off and toggle the option for Volume to
  on

The Volume Mixer icon will now show up in the notification area of your taskbar.

Hope the above information is helpful. If you need further assistance, we would be happy to help you.

Thank You.

 

Startup and Notification area

R]I ran this batch file, but it did not help (which I understand, because Task Manager > Processes does NOT show WinDates).

I am back to the conclusion that Win 10 can run WinDates manually, but not automatically at startup (via link). If I double-click on the link C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WinDates.lnk, WinDates opens fine.

My next step will be to run a scan of system files to see if something is corrupt. However, any other suggestions are welcome.