Volume Icon in system tray won't open after installing latest Windows10 updates

Anonymous
2017-08-13T13:51:04+00:00

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
2017-08-26T02:05:03+00:00

It's simple.

Open Task Manager and scroll to the bottom.

Right click Windows Explorer and then Restart.

Problem solved.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-30T15:32:41+00:00

    Restarting Windows Explorer is, in most cases, a temporary fix. The problem always comes back and, quite often when you restart

    Windows Explorer, some of the icons in the system tray aren't restored. I'm still waiting for a permanent fix from Microsoft.

    http://screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1514647770869-77583.png

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-28T21:49:23+00:00

    After trying for days with different 'solutions' - found this answer and it worked right away!  Thank you so much!

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-21T22:49:06+00:00

    Stop being a prick.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-21T14:52:15+00:00

    It's simple.

    Open Task Manager and scroll to the bottom.

    Right click Windows Explorer and then Restart.

    Problem solved.

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