Windows 10: Windows Defender Not Showing In Tray

Everytime i restart or power on my computer i always have to manually show windows defender on my system tray icons, how do i turn it on so it's always there?

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WINDOWS DEFENDER IN SYSTEM TRAY

Yes, I have done that part already. However, it will only show the Defender in the system tray after I actually go to the Defender & click on it. It does not show the Defender in the system when I start up my computer right away, as the Windows Essentials
did in Windows 7. I did not have to actually click on that to have it show in the system tray & show that it was on & working. With Defender it seems I still have to manually click on it for it to show in the system tray.

 

Win 10 Windows Defender not showing in tray icon

I just upgraded to Win 10 from Win 7 64bit Now there is no Windows Defender tray Icon showing. If I go to and manually turn it on it shows up until I restart computer.

Any suggestions

 

So I presume that are right clicking the taskbar, clicking Properties, clicking the Customize button in the properties which opens PC Settings, and then click on "Select which icons appear on the taskbar" and slide Windows Defender's slider to the on position but it keeps resetting?

 

It resets after a restart.

Running Windows 10: Home

 

If download the EICAR antivirus test file (it's not a virus, it's a harmless file designed to test whether an antivirus is working or not), will the icon appear in the tray? Download ° EICAR - European Expert Group for IT-Security

 

Windows Defender is built into Windows 10. Under settings it can be found under update and security. If you click on it, the icon will automatically show in your taskbar, then lock the taskbar and it should stay.

 

Hello Grimmrace, and welcome to Ten Forums.

The tutorial below should let you have the Windows Defender notification area icon show now. *Smile

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html

 

Thanks Brink... that did it for me. I clicked on the download...checked the hidden icons, and there it was.

 

Brink,

Seems (for me anyway) that running the file to 'show' the Defender icon in the Task Bar/Tray makes it 'hide'. I've been looking at the actual text of the change registry keys and the one labeled to "show" the icon has " -hide" as the last item.

I'm confused, but then my gray hair indicates that it might be easier for the older fellow to get confused more easily.

Cheers,

Nolan K.