Windows 10: System Tray notification area oddity

Discus and support System Tray notification area oddity in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I've looked all over for an answer to this and I can't find it. Am I patient zero? If I have one icon showing in the notification area it appears just... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by DznyFan, Feb 20, 2016.

  1. DznyFan Win User

    System Tray notification area oddity


    I've looked all over for an answer to this and I can't find it. Am I patient zero? If I have one icon showing in the notification area it appears just fine. If I turn in another icon to show on the notification area the new one shows and the fist one turns into a blank area. If I turn off the first icon the blank area disappears and the remaining icon moves over into its place. Likewise if I turn on all icons the one closest to the New Notifications icon is blank. I've tried resetting the notification area icons but noting changed. I am dazed and confused.


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    System Tray notification area oddity [​IMG]


    :)
     
    DznyFan, Feb 20, 2016
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  2. BulldogXX Win User

    How do I remove small icons on windows 10

    That part of the taskbar is called the "system notification area." If you want to impress your geeky friends, call it "the tray" - that's what the technical people call it.

    You can't remove the tray from the taskbar, but you can empty it. Go Control Panel > Notification Area Icons
    or Settings > System > Notifications and actions. Yes, they are the same thing. Control Panel and Settings often overlap.
     
    BulldogXX, Feb 20, 2016
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  3. Linney Win User
    Linney, Feb 20, 2016
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  4. dalchina New Member

    System Tray notification area oddity

    dalchina, Feb 20, 2016
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  5. DznyFan Win User
    DznyFan, Feb 20, 2016
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  6. dalchina New Member
    dalchina, Feb 20, 2016
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  7. DznyFan Win User
    I tried the cache rebuild but the issue persists. This is, was, a new PC. It came with Win10 installed. I think this issue has been around since I first fired it up back in August because I thought I set the network icon but wasn't seeing it. It didn't bother me too much but for some reason I just noticed it was happening. Without really paying detailed attention to it over the months I can't say for sure when it started.
     
    DznyFan, Feb 21, 2016
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  8. dalchina New Member

    System Tray notification area oddity

    Ok, try creating a new user.

    If that works, it's a user profile problem - if not, it's Windows corruption.
     
    dalchina, Apr 4, 2018
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