Windows 10: Trouble with Taskbar Icons

Hello,I recently purchased a new Lenovo laptop and I notice a problem I have with a Dell laptop I have. The Windows 11 taskbar does not show the icons for my programs properly. Some are fine, but many are just a white box with a blue box inside. I have tried numerous ways to fix it:Restarting Windows ExplorerRestarting Windows 11Deleting the IconCache.db fileEnable and Disable ‘Hide the Taskbar’ OptionDelete Windows Iris ServiceRunning Command Prompts as an AdminUninstalling the latest update for Windows 11None of these work.Can you tell me how to fix this? I can't tell which icons are which i

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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.
  
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  Under Turn System Icons ON or OFF, turn On the Clock and check with the issue.
  

Hope it helps.

 

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.

 

How to remove an Icon of "eConnect by Harris School Solutions" on my Taskbar

Hi Graceimson,

I suggest you to follow the below steps to remove the "eConnect by Harris School Solutions"
from the taskbar and check if it helps.

• Right click on the icon "eConnect by Harris School Solutions".
• Click on “Unpin from Taskbar” the icon will be removed from the taskbar.

Please get back to us with an update on this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.

Thank you.