Icons Keep Disappearing From Taskbar - Windows 11

Anonymous
2022-09-07T13:59:50+00:00

I upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11 a few months ago, and ever since I've been having a problem where the icons disappear from the taskbar. It happens while I'm using the laptop as well as when it comes out of hibernation.

I know this can be fixed temporarily by restarting Windows Explorer in the task manager, but this is happening several times a day and it's getting annoying. Is there a permenant fix yet?

I'm using Windows 11 Home version 21H2 build 22000.856 on a HP laptop with an Intel i5 1035G1 processor and 8GB of RAM. The problem didn't exist when I was running Windows 10.

Thanks.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-26T08:25:49+00:00

    In the past, I would reboot my PC to fix the missing icons from my taskbar, Pain in the a**.  However, this time I fixed it without rebooting.  (Although, I’m not sure the issue will not return again in the future. Time will tell.)

     

    (This is in Windows 11)

    Right click open desktop space, and select;

    • PERSONALIZATION,
    • TASKBAR,
    • TASKBAR BEHAVIORS, Then toggle either,
    • SHOW MY TASKBAR ON ALL DISPLAYS, or,
    • SHARE ANY WINDOW FROM MY TASKBAR (I toggled both, but don’t remember which one actually fixed it.)

    Both options are enabled by default, yet the issue is happening. Your solution is not a root cause fix.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-09T07:02:22+00:00

    Try step 4 ("Method 4. Recreate Icons Cache Database") on this site:
    https://www.wintips.org/fix-taskbar-icons-missing-on-windows-11-solved/

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-08-26T16:47:34+00:00

    Also experiencing this problem. It appears to be random. Have tried all upgrades and driver installs. Only temporary fix is to reboot system, or click on where the ICON should be and open the app. This is annoying, and should be addressed with a system fix.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-07-24T20:48:02+00:00

    I double that

    My screen just goes off, sleep is set to never due to running VMs

    I have noticed today that sometimes the taskbar completely disappears from both monitors, not just the icon. Almost as the issue is getting worse?!

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-07-15T19:07:02+00:00

    As far as we have seen reports from others experiencing this issue, it only (?) occurs after waking from sleep but not on every awakening from sleep. The exact & predicable pattern has not yet been determined, in my opinion.

    Also, some report that some icons disappear but not all, others report that the entire taskbar is empty.

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