It's simple.
Open Task Manager and scroll to the bottom.
Right click Windows Explorer and then Restart.
Problem solved.
Volume Icon in system tray won't open after installing latest Windows10 updates
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since I installed the latest updates to windows 10, the volume icon in system tray no longer works.
The icon IS there in the system tray
hovering over the icon shows the volume level
HOWEVER, when I left click OR right click on the icon, NOTHING happens---it will not open so that I can adjust the volume level
Why do the Windows10 updates do more harm than good?
I routinely keep sound levels low until I want to listen to something---now 1 PC (Win10 home) is stuck on volume 20% and laptop ( Win10 Pro) stuck on volume 63%
How can I fix this?
THANKS
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Anonymous
2018-01-22T18:21:27+00:00 You are most welcome.
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Anonymous
2018-01-22T13:24:33+00:00 It's simple.
Open Task Manager and scroll to the bottom.
Right click Windows Explorer and then Restart.
Problem solved.
This fixed it the first time. Thank you for showing me this. Why won't people listen when you tell them how to fix something. You do have to keep scrolling until you get to Windows Explorer on the list. When you right click a menu of actions comes up. Click restart and it is fixed. Not even Microsoft knows this apparently.
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Anonymous
2018-01-05T15:00:06+00:00 Jim, I'm glad I stumbled onto this discussion group. YES! The "restart" did the trick. This has happened with previous Windows updates (grrrr) and I do transcription, so I'm constantly needing to adjust the volume.
Thanks very much for a simple solution. :)
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Anonymous
2018-01-04T17:34:24+00:00 My issue is a little different with the volume icon and started with a recent Windows 10 update on my laptop. Volume icon is in taskbar. When I click on it, nothing works and my computer freezes. I have to do a hard shut down and reboot. I can use the volume keys on the keyboard and on the side of the laptop to adjust volume but not using the icon. The icon doesn't even display the volume level. Sometimes I need to mute the volume, and I used to click on the volume icon and click on speaker icon to mute and unmute. Anyone have an issue and/or resolution with the volume icon freezing your computer?