Windows 10: Some apps show an empty icon in the taskbar

Weird effect: If I start the Windows 11 native app Calculator and there is already a link to this app in the folder C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs, then the Calculator app shows an empty icon on the taskbar. However, if I delete the links to this app in the mentioned folder and also in the similar folders C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs, then "Calculator" shows its full icon in the taskbar. This also affects Windows 10 and about half of the apps that are stored in Windows under C:\Program Files\WindowsApps e.g. the native apps Photo

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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.

 

Windows APPS ICON NOT SHOWING PROPERLY on taskbar


It's been couple of days since I upgraded my system to Windows 10 from Windows 7. Everything is working fine except this nasty error. If I pin apps to taskbar or run apps , the app icons on the taskbar are shown as white square. And I am seeing the same thing on Apps & Feature settings list. The icons are there but as the backgrounds are shown as grey-white chequered pattern (for the transparency ), it looks like white squares. Rebuilt the icon cache but to no avail.



And on the start menu everything looks fine.

 

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.