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
    2023-09-16T18:06:51+00:00

    Ah yes, an issue with Windows that numerous people are having. Definitely must be an issue on our end, no way it's a problem with Windows.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-11-23T10:27:06+00:00

    Yup' same here. Windows 11 Pro, Dell XPS 8930 / 2020 Edition, i7, 16GB, Toshiba KXGNV512G NVMe. I'm a 27-year tech' in the industry, MS and CompTIA certified. I have not been able to figure out a 'fix' for this issue other than rebooting the PC or not allowing it to sleep - just turn it off if I figure that I'm going to be away from it for more than 30 minutes or so, as it boots fast anyway...

    My hunch is that it's a glitch in one of MS's recent Windows 10/11 OS updates.

    Andrew

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-07T14:41:32+00:00

    Hello grains66, welcome to the Microsoft community, I'll be happy to help you today;

    I understand that the taskbar icons randomly disappear while using the PC;

    What exactly is the model and manufacturer of your HP PC graphics card?

    Before answering this question I suggest that you make sure you are up to date with the latest version of Windows 11;

    Press Windows key + i and go to Windows Update;

    Click Check for updates and do ALL pending updates;

    Run the system file checker;

    Click on the Windows search bar and type: CMD

    The result of the search for CMD (Command Prompt) will be displayed, click Run as administrator;

    Copy and paste the commands below by pressing Enter after typing each command line:

    Sfc /ScanNow

    DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

    Dism /Online /Cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

    Wait for the process to finish and restart the pc;

    Check if the problem has been fixed;

    I hope I helped, even more!

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-12-22T11:34:37+00:00

    Same problem on my PC

    Windows 11 Pro

    Nvidia 3080Ti GFX card

    Clearly a Windows problem. Don't know why we're asked to reinstall graphics drivers

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-11-02T10:09:55+00:00

    Using a Windows 11 Pro Dell desktop. Same thing here. I wonder if missing taskbar icons occur when resuming from a sleep state. When I perform a clean boot I don't seem to have the problem - something to check out. Still, would like this fixed permanently since it has been annoying me for a while.

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