Personalization Hide or Show Icons in Taskbar Corner Overflow Menu in Windows 11

The taskbar corner overflow menu (hidden icon menu) in Windows 11 shows the hidden notification icons for apps.

You can show or hide icons that appear in the taskbar corner overflow menu.

If you turn off an app's notification icon, it's icon will show in the taskbar corner overflow menu and not on the taskbar corner.

If you turn on an app's notification icon, it's icon will show on the taskbar corner and not in the taskbar corner overflow menu.

This tutorial will show you how to show or hide notification icons that appear in the taskbar corner overflow menu for your account in Windows 11.




EXAMPLE: Taskbar corner and taskbar corner overflow menu







1 Drag a taskbar corner icon you want to move to the overflow menu above the taskbar, and drop the icon. (see screenshot below)







1 Click/tap on the overflow menu arrow to open it. (see screenshot below).

2 Drag an icon from the overflow menu to the taskbar, and drop the icon on the taskbar.







1 Open Settings (WIn+I).

2 Click/tap on Personalization on the left side, and click/tap on Taskbar on the right side. (see screenshot below)



3 Click/tap on Taskbar corner overflow or Other system tray icons (build 22572) on the right side to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4)

4 Turn On (show) or Off (hide) notification icons for apps you want. (see screenshot below)


5 You can now close Settings if you like.

If this option is turned on, you will not be able to hide icons in the taskbar corner overflow menu.

1 Press the Win + R keys to open Run, copy and paste the shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} command into Run, and click/tap on OK to open the "Notification Area Icons" Control Panel item.

2 Check (on) or uncheck (off - default) Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn Brink