Windows 10: Some notification area icons go missing

Just recently I've noticed that some of the icons in the notification area disappear.
The come back after a reboot but then disappear again at a later stage.
I've run the Reset Notification Area batch file from Brink's tutorial but the problem keeps recurring.
I also experience occasional "Windows Explorer has a problem" failures.
Are the two related?
How can I fix this?

:)

 

Windows defender

Open WD and run the scan. If the Notification Area Icon is missing, follow these instructions to show it.

How to Hide or Show Windows Defender Notification Area Icon in Windows 10

Hide or Show Windows Defender Notification Area Icon in Windows 10

 

Missing Volume Icon in Systray (Notification Area)

Refer to my question dated 21 Sept. on "Missing Network (WiFi) Icon from the Notification Area" after upgrading my laptop computer to Windows 10, the problem was solved by method 1 from your answer, i.e. by Troubleshooting ...

After then, the problem of missing Network Icon in the Notification Area shifted to the Volume Icon. Every time I start/restart my laptop computer, the Volume Icon was missing from the Notification Area.

I tried to find out the problem by entering the Task Bar Menu > Notification Area > Customize ..., I found that the switch of the Volume only turned the Power icon On or Off instead of switching the Volume Icon itself. Both the Power and Volume switches
did the same thing, i.e. switched the Power Icon On or Off.

Later I found that after I turned the computer to sleep mode and recovered it from sleep mode, the Volume Icon appeared in the Notification Area and then the switch of Volume Icon in "Customer..." functioned properly. However, this problem of missing Volume
Icon persists every time I start/restart the computer. I tried to fix it by "Troubleshooting", but it reported that no problem was found. I tried to update the Volume driver at Device Manager, but it reported that the driver was the most update one.

Regards

KS

 

There are several Notification icons, which one(s) are you referring to ?

If you are talking about icons such as Volume, Network, Clock etc, have a look at this tutorial.
It is applicable to Windows 10.
I used it several times to restore my Volume and Network icons. I still have their reg files on my desktop. They come in handy when the icons go missing again.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-disable.html

Use Option Two
Pick the Download you need and then follow the steps from #11 to #15.

 

The system icons are unaffected. The ones that disappear are those of other applications like Brother Scanner Control Centre, Malwarebytes, etc.

As I mentioned, I have a suspicion that the cause lies with Windows Explorer.
I have tried all the usual ploys like Scannow etc but I still get the occasional Windows Explorer failure and the disappearing icons.
Perhaps a re-install or a reset/refresh is required.

 

Sorry about that.
Had I known what icons were missing in Notification area, I would not have posted that reply.

Hopefully, the following is relevant to your situation :
If you remember a date when the icons were NOT missing, do a system restore and pick that date or earlier as your restore point.
System Restore Windows 10

 

Thanks for trying to help.
Ever since Windows 8 I have given up on system restore.
However I do use other methods, but since a reboot resolves the problem (albeit only till the next recurrence) it's not worth the hassle of any kind of system restore.