Windows 10: TikTok Icon Randomly Showed Up On My Taskbar

Discus and support TikTok Icon Randomly Showed Up On My Taskbar in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I’m very, very, VERY concerned. This happened not even 5 minutes ago. I turned on my monitor, logged into my PC, and at the bottom of my screen (my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Vurqs, Oct 13, 2020.

  1. /u/Vurqs Win User

    TikTok Icon Randomly Showed Up On My Taskbar


    I’m very, very, VERY concerned. This happened not even 5 minutes ago. I turned on my monitor, logged into my PC, and at the bottom of my screen (my taskbar), the TikTok Icon appeared.

    I have never downloaded TikTok on my computer, I didn’t even know you could. I had it in my iPhone for a couple of months before deleting it upon hearing about the amount of data mining it does.

    This is scaring the shit out of me. I don’t download anything shady, I mainly use my PC for music purposes. The only downloads I have done in the past MONTH, are vocal acapellas from YouTube. I don’t know where I’m “supposed” to post this, and I don’t have any picture proof, but I swear it was there.

    The worst part of this? When I instinctively clicked on the icon, a large white text box appeared with lines and lines of stuff that I didn’t get a chance to read because it closed as fast as it opened. I used the File Explorer to search “tiktok” on “This PC” and nothing came up.

    I googled to see if anyone has had this happen, and I couldn’t find anything.

    Don’t trust that app, it’s not good.

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    /u/Vurqs, Oct 13, 2020
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  2. Yaqub K Win User

    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.
     
    Yaqub K, Oct 13, 2020
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  3. AndreTen Win User
    Randomly disappearing taskbar and start icons

    Hi sabaatworld and welcome to Ten forums!

    Can you give us some more information.

    You mentioned fresh install. Always from same source? Is media OK?
    Did you try to clean jump lists, icon cache etc...

    Picture shows icons are there, but no text. Is info behind still there? Hoover mouse pointer over icon with empty text box (not pinned, below in list) to see if text - path info shows..


    TikTok Icon Randomly Showed Up On My Taskbar [​IMG]
     
    AndreTen, Oct 13, 2020
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  4. Mark Ole Win User

    TikTok Icon Randomly Showed Up On My Taskbar

    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.
     
    Mark Ole, Oct 13, 2020
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