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
    2023-10-26T15:57:51+00:00

    Same settings, but still experience event randomly. Tks for your imput.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-10-26T16:33:26+00:00

    I was afraid of that...

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-08T16:44:07+00:00

    This is still happening!

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-08T20:45:01+00:00

    Yes, still happening!!! Happened again yesterday.

    Microsoft, where are you? Is anyone home?

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