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
    2017-08-26T02:50:24+00:00

    It's simple.

    Open Task Manager and scroll to the bottom.

    Right click Windows Explorer and then Restart.

    Problem solved.

    did nothing to solve problem

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-03T09:36:29+00:00

    It's simple.

    Open Task Manager and scroll to the bottom.

    Right click Windows Explorer and then Restart.

    Problem solved.

    It worked for me, but I suspect it won't be persistent.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-08-13T19:06:32+00:00

    Hi,

    Most of the time the issue occur because the compatibility of the PC drivers. But since your getting that kind of issue, we suggest yo to check this article: Fix sounds problems. This article contains troubleshooting steps if your having issues with sounds.

    We'll look forward to your response.

    this is not the issue

    the sound plays fine

    IT IS THE system tray ICON for the sound volume which does not work any more......it will not open the sound level to adjust.

    I used to click on this icon, the slide bar would come up to adjust sound level

    since the Windows 10 updates were installed, the slide bar no longer comes up

    the icon does not respond to a click----it is useless

    I cannot adjust my volume on PC

    thanks

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-08-21T00:12:29+00:00

    I have EXACTLY the same issue. I click right/left and nothing happens. I have sound (I have pinned sndvol.exe to my taskbar so I CAN change the volume, but I want the ICON in the system tray to launch the sound bar.

    I can play music/videos, etc, but I have to use sndvol.exe to change the volume.

    Please fix this issue in windows 10 (the latest updates)

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