Windows 10: Tray icons missing after locking PC.

Several tray icons vanish after locking my PC. By this I mean going to Start->"User Name"->Lock. It does have to be locked for a certain amount of time for this to happen but I don't know how long. There may be another another trigger for this behavior as well. I think that running an application most commonly games in exclusive fullscreen mode for a long enough time may also cause this. The applications with their missing tray icons are still running and still function an example would be my alarm for Free Alarm Clock still going off but their tray icons are missing both from the tr

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System Notification Tray Missing

No dice. It's my entire system tray that's missing, not just the icons in it.

 

Notification area (system tray) icons missing, Reset did not work

Hi Kevin,

With regard to your query about the system tray, we suggest that you follow the steps below and see if it helps.

• Right-click on an empty space in your desktop taskbar and select Properties.
• In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window, find the selection labeled
  Notification Area and click on Customize.
• Click on Turn system icons on or off.
• If you'd like to always show all icons, turn the slider window to On.
• Reboot the PC for the changes to take effect.

Let us know the result.

 

System Notification Tray Missing

Hello,

One possible reason why the system tray icons are missing is that the system icons settings are currently off. For us to resolve this issue, we suggest that you change the settings of your computer. Here's a simple guide on how to turn on your system icons:

• Right-click on an empty space in your desktop taskbar and select Properties.
• In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window, find the selection labeled
  Notification Area and click on Customize.
• Click on Turn system icons on or off.
• If you'd like to always show all icons, turn the slider window to On.
• Reboot the PC for the changes to take effect.

Hope this information was helpful to you.