Windows 10: Windows Defender dissappear from my taskbar

hello i install a game today from epic games and my windows defender dissapear from taskbar and i dont know how to fix it ? even when i go to settings personalized taskbar and icon should appear to the taskbar the icons are alterated , so what can i do ? even in services windows defender is actual runing working so i have a malware ?

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Taskbar dissappeared on Windows 10.

Hi,

I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down to the issue.

• 
  Are you referring to the Taskbar?
  
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  Did you make any changes to the settings?
  
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  Did you install any third party security application?
  

This issue may arise due to the corruptions in Windows components. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest you to download and install any pending updates that needs to be installed on the computer through Windows update and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

Also check if the Taskbar is in Auto hide mode:

• 
  Right click at the bottom of the screen.
  
• 
  Click on properties and under Taskbar tab
  
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  Place a check mark on Hide Taskbar.
  

If the issue persists, restart Windows explorer and check the status.

1. Press Alt+ctr+Del from Desktop.

2. Select Task Manager.

3. Under process tab, locate Windows Explorer.

4. Right Click Windows Explorer and select
End Task.

5. Now select on File tab and click
Run Task.

6. Type explorer.exe and press ok.

7. Check if the issue persists.

If the above steps doesn’t work, I suggest you to create a new account and check if the issue persists in new account.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-set-up-accounts

Please do let us know if the task bar reappear after following the above steps. If the issue still persists, we will be glad to assist.

Thank you.

 

File explorer icon from taskbar dissappears while working on it

Hi,

To assist you with your concern, we suggest you pin the File Explorer from the Start Menu by following these steps:

• Click the Start Menu.
• Right-click File Explorer.
• Choose Pin to taskbar.

If you need further assistance, feel free to reply to this post.

 

Windows 10 Creator's Update and Windows Firewall

Hi Aaron,

To help resolve the issue, we'd like to ask the following questions below:

• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
  
• Have you tried the suggestions of Ian Ser in the post above?
  

Try the following steps below to turn off the taskbar notification for Windows Defender:

• Right-click on the taskbar.
  
• Click Settings, then look for Select which icons appear on the taskbar and click.
  
• Turn off Windows Defender notification icon.

We'll wait for your response.