Why is my Action Center tray icon missing?

Anonymous
2012-05-12T09:03:35+00:00

My Action Center tray icon is missing for a while and even after I right click and click properties on the tray, I can't turn it back on since it's grayed out. I tried methods of editing the registry, but no luck.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-12-05T05:39:53+00:00

    Hi,

    I have exactly the same problem, and also have all the above mentioned registries and stuff!

    It's a virus that removed many parts of the registry on my computer.  I was able to recover all of them and restart the services, except for the ActionCenter icon, which does not load, and is greyed out, so cannot be turned on!

    Any other suggestions as to what make this icon work in the taskbar?

    Even I had the same problem. Can you explain how to fixed all the other issues?

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-12-05T19:42:45+00:00

    To avoid confusion & duplication of effort, please post any/all further follow-up in replies to your own, new thread in the Win10-specific forum => https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/start-menu-doesnt-respond-properly-and-action/c6b6b4eb-6e0b-4a0c-b1de-446261c31e6b

    Thank you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-12-05T20:36:25+00:00

    PA Bear, why would we post a win7 post in a win 10 forum? This is a win7 issue.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-12-05T21:59:34+00:00

    I was replying to Gagan TK's post. He is running Win10.

    Are you still dealing with the same Win7 computer as in your 07 Mar-15 thread?

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-12-06T19:54:14+00:00

    Yep, still having the same issue, it never got fixed. 

    As for Gagan TK, his post didn't mention win10 and he posted in a win7 thread so I assumed he was also under win7

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