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Solved Clicking on System Icons (WiFi, Sound, Time/Date, Power) Does Nothing
Hi all,
I just upgraded to Windows 11. I also installed StartAllBack but I'm not sure if that's the issue or not, but clicking on the system icons doesn't show any flyout menus or options. I turned off the enhanced taskbar in StartAllBack and restarted shell but they still didn't work in classic taskbar.
What else might have broken this?
Windows Build/Version
22000.258
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Open the Command Prompt with administrative privileges and execute
Sfc /Scannow command to repair corrupted system files.
This tutorial will show you how to reset the notification icons cache to fix any corrupted icons and remove any old icons from the taskbar system tray for your account in Windows 11. The system tray on the taskbar corner and taskbar corner overflow menu in Windows 11 shows the notification...
www.elevenforum.com
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I did that and found no problems...
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Did you reset Notification icons?
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Did you reset Notification icons?
I did
this batch file .
I also tried turning those off and on and it didn't change.
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Uninstall StartAllBack application to know problem resolves.
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I uninstalled StartAllBack, re-did SFC and also ran the batch file from this site, and I still get no flyouts.
Actually, I installed Win11 on another system too and that one also has the same problem...
What happens when you right click on them ?
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I uninstalled StartAllBack, re-did SFC and also ran the batch file from this site, and I still get no flyouts.
Actually, I installed Win11 on another system too and that one also has the same problem...
If both computer having same problem, then it's Windows 11 installation media that is the problem, did you create the installation media with Windows 11 media creation tool?
Also install all important Windows updates.
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All -
I figured this out. The two computers I had a problem with were both in-place upgrades from Windows 10. On those installations, I had Action Center disabled with Winaero Tweaker. Turns out the upgrade kept that setting and that breaks the system icon panels.
I generally don't do upgrades, but I know I will have to deal with it on other systems, so I figured I'd try it. I did just clean install the one system just to get a feel for the OOTB route.
Clean install on a new SSD = Great
My clean install of W11 on a new 980 Pro 500GB is flying.
Glad you got it sorted
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Windows 10 Pro Intel Core i7 6700K GSkill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36 (F... EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2, EVGA Pro SLI Bridge
Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro Computer typePC/Desktop Manufacturer/ModelSkylake Special Z170 CPUIntel Core i7 6700K MotherboardAsus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1 MemoryGSkill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36 (F4-3600C16D-16GTZR) Graphics card(s)EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2, EVGA Pro SLI Bridge Sound CardRealtek High Definition Monitor(s) DisplaysAOC G2460PG Screen Resolution1920 x 1080 144Hz Hard DrivesSamsung 870 Evo 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2 PSUEVGA 1000 P2, EVGA White Custom Braided Cables CaseCorsair Vengeance C70 Gunmetal Black CoolingCorsair H100i v2, Corsair ML120 x2, Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut KeyboardLogitech G910 Orion Spectrum MouseLogitech G500s Internet SpeedVerizon Fios Quantum Gateway 75/75 BrowserEdge AntivirusWindows Defender, Malwarebytes 4.5.2 Other InfoCorsair SP120 x4, LG Blu-ray Drive, Durabrand HT-395 100 Watt Dolby Digital Amp