power icon from the task bar is missing

Thank you Kenney...

That was a very good explanation... it worked like a charm....

Thank u

This did not work.  Power icon is still grayed out.  now action center is also grayed out.

KeithVenable,

Please perform the following steps:

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ - How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

1. Click Start.

In the Start Search field, type regedit.exe and then press Enter.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow. 2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify 3. In the Details pane, click the IconStreams registry entry. 4. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes. 5. In the Details pane, click the PastIconsStream registry entry. 6. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes. 7. Exit Registry Editor. 8. Restart the Explorer.exe process. To do these, follow these steps: 1. Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC. 2. On the Processes tab in Task Manager, click the explorer.exe process, and then click End Process two times. 3. On the File menu, click New Tasks (Run), type explorer, and then click OK. 4. Exit Task Manager. 9. Once Explorer.exe has restarted, right click on the clock and choose "Customize Notification Icons". 10. Ensure that Power is set to "Show icon and notifications". 11. Click on "Turn system icons on or off" 12. Ensure that Power is set to "On". 13. Click on OK and close the Control Panel.

Hope that helps, have a great day!

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Kristan M. Kenney ("Nighthawk64") | My Blog: http://blog.kristankenney.com

Hi Chris,

Have you made any changes to your computer recently?

I would suggest you to follow the steps and check if it helps.

Method 1: Run System File Check (SFC) scans and checks if it helps.

**How to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7**

Note: System File Checker gives an administrator the ability to scan all protected files to verify their versions. If System File Checker discovers that a protected file has been overwritten, it retrieves the correct version of the file from the cache folder (%Systemroot%\System32\Dllcache) or the Windows installation source files, and then replaces the incorrect file. System File Checker also checks and repopulates the cache folder. You must be logged on as an administrator or as a member of the Administrators group to run System File Checker. If the cache folder becomes damaged or unusable, you can use the sfc /scannow, the sfc /scanonce, or the sfc /scanboot commands to repair its contents.

Method 2:

Step 1: Create a new user and then check if it helps.

**Create a user account**

Step 2:

If it works fine in new account, then your current account might be corrupted.

To fix a corrupt account, please follow the steps in the link and then check if it helps.

**Fix a corrupted user profile**