Windows 10: Windows Power Button and Explorer Missing From Taskbar

Seems every time I'm forced to do an update, that I never asked for, something breaks. Todays problem dejour I'm trying to keep a civil tongue my taskbar is a mess. My power button that I use to shut down or reset my computer has vanished from my taskbar. A few weeks ago, my File Explorer icon went missing and I never did find it. The only way I am able to locate my power button is to pin it to my Start menu. The only way to find explorer is to type it in under Start. Really getting on my nerves. A lot of this **** started at the time I got a nonconsensual update on my Hotmail/Outlook mail p

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Power Icon Missing: System Icon Greyed out - Windows 10 I recently updated my computer, power Icon is missing, I can't turn it back on because it is greyed out?

Power Icon Missing: System Icon Greyed out - Windows 10

I recently updated my computer, now my power Icon is missing and I can't turn it back on because it is grey'ed out.

Last Answer Avail on Community Forum from 2017 did not restore the option to turn it back on;

• Moderator

Hi Katrina,

The system icon may have encountered a corruption that caused this issue. For us to help you with this concern, we suggest that you try to restart the Windows Explorer process to refresh the taskbar icons. Kindly follow the steps below:

1. On your keyboard, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and select Task Manager.
2. On the Processes tab, look for the Windows Explorer process and select it.

User Reply; Process Tab does not Inc an option to Select Windows Explorer

1. Click the Restart button at the bottom right corner of the Task Manager window.

User Reply; Therefore no way to select a Restart at the bottom Right

1. After the Windows Explorer process has been restarted, check the notification area on the taskbar and see if the battery icon is visible.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

Missing Power Icon on Taskbar

Hi Jayesh,

This problem may occur if the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) on your computer is enabled. To address this problem, please look into the troubleshooting steps provided on the link,

Power icon is missing in taskbar. Follow the suggested resolution and let us know if it has addressed the issue.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards.

 

Windows 10 Taskbar icons missing/ not responding!

Hello Pasindu,

Windows 10 may have encountered a system file corruption that caused this taskbar issue. For us to assist you with this, kindly answer the following questions:

• Have you made any recent changes to your computer prior to this issue?
• What is the current build and version of your Windows 10? To check, type in
  winver on the search bar and press Enter.

Meanwhile, we suggest that restart the Windows Explorer.exe to refresh your taskbar functionality by following the steps below:

• Open Task Manager
  by right clicking the taskbar.
• Click More details at the bottom to expand the Task Manager window.
• Under the Processes tab, look for Windows Explorer.
• After selecting the Windows Explorer, click the Restart
  button at the bottom.
• It may take a few seconds and things like your taskbar and Start menu may disappear momentarily, but when it restarts, things should behave better and you can exit Task Manager.
  

We'll be waiting for your reply.