Windows 10: 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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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.

 

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Are you "Hiding" the Icon? Have a look at the little triangle you have between the black question mark icon and the Action Center icon (near the Clock). What happens if you click on it?

Show all icons in the notification area (system tray)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows-vista/show-all-icons-in-the-notification-area-system-tray

 

Maybe:
Notification Area Icons - Reset in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
and here's a historic one which (I think) explains what it does
Jim's Technical Blog: Fix Corrupt or Blank Windows 7 System Tray Icons

 

I tried both suggestions and rebooted and I still have the same issue.

 

Try
Icon Cache - Rebuild in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

Else: Background:
Were your icons ok after you upgraded/installed Win 10?
What happened before you noticed the problem?
Do you have any relevant system restore points or disk images?

 

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.

 

Ok, try creating a new user.

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