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
    2023-02-28T12:17:06+00:00

    I have a new Dell Inspiron with disappearing taskbar icons. It happens with every single MS update which makes me think Andrew is onto something correct. A power outage occurred yesterday and the icons disappeared again which isn't related to an update as far I as I know. Maybe this problem doesn't get fixed because the experts at MS don't know what they did to make it happen. I find that incredibly unsettling. Thank you everyone who has this problem and wants the issue solved.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-02-13T16:10:00+00:00

    Having this issue with a machine upgraded from Windows 10.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-01-16T00:29:44+00:00

    Just started having this issue after running W10 for 2 years and W11 for one year. No new software installed. All drivers and Windows are up to date. It's very random.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-12-26T09:54:58+00:00

    Same issue here.

    OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

    Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621

    System Manufacturer ASUS

    System Type x64-based PC

    Processor 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K, 3000 Mhz, 24 Core(s), 32 Logical Processor(s)

    BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0502, 9/20/2022

    BaseBoard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

    BaseBoard Product ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI

    Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 64.0 GB

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-11-02T10:17:58+00:00

    I seem to have found a partial cure. I noticed that not every icon disappeared, just some. For those programs that were lacking a visible icon and left a gap, I updated to the very latest version or reloaded the app. So far this seems to have helped

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