Icons not showing on taskbar win 11 [help]

bdxoul

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Jun 23, 2022

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Taskbar icon not showing of some softwares on win 11,

Windows Build/Version: windows 11

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Motherboard: acer

Memory: 8

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Monitor(s) Displays: Single

Screen Resolution: 1920 × 1080

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Scott

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Jun 23, 2022

#2

Try this:
Open Task Manager, select Processes tab
Find Windows Explorer
Right click, Restart

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bdxoul

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Jun 23, 2022

#4

Scott said:
Try this:
Open Task Manager, select Processes tab
Find Windows Explorer
Right click, Restart

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Computer type: Laptop

Manufacturer/Model: Acer Aspire 515-45 (N18Q13 )

CPU: AMD RYZEN 5000U

Motherboard: acer

Memory: 8

Graphics Card(s): No

Sound Card: Yes

Monitor(s) Displays: Single

Screen Resolution: 1920 × 1080

Hard Drives: Yes

Case: Stock

Cooling: Stock

Keyboard: Stock

Mouse: Stock

Internet Speed: 200 Mbps

Browser: Edge

Antivirus: Windows Defender

memo09

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Jun 23, 2022

#5

bdxoul said:
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Taskbar icon not showing of some softwares on win 11,

1) Richt-click on the taskbar Icon that is not showing. A list of names should appear.
2) Right-click on the program-name of the icon from the list
3) Left-click 'Properties'
4) Choose 'Change icon'
5) Select another icon picture, choose 'Apply'
6) Repeat step 1 to 5, but now select the icon picture that you want to show in the Taskbar.
7) That's it. The Icon picture should appear in the Taskbar.

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Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A II
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Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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Drive: CT500MX500SSD1, 488.4 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
Drive: Samsung SSD 870 QVO 4TB, 3907.0 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
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Drive: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 4TB, 3907.0 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s <-> USB
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Drive: Samsung Portable SSD T9, 3907.0 GB, NVMe
Sound: Intel Kaby Lake - High Definition Audio / cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech) [A0]
Sound: NVIDIA GA104 - High Definition Audio Controller
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OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Professional (x64) Build 26300.9711 (26H2)
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- 32768 MB PC25600 DDR4 SDRAM - Crucial Technology CT32G4DFD832A.C16FF
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Drive: Samsung SSD 870 QVO 8TB, 7814.0 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s <-> USB
Drive: Samsung Portable SSD T9, 3907.0 GB, NVMe
Drive: Samsung Portable SSD T9, 3907.0 GB, NVMe
Sound: Intel Alder Lake-S PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Sound: NVIDIA AD106 - High Definition Audio Controller
Network: RealTek Semiconductor RTL8125 Gaming 2.5GbE Family Ethernet Controller
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Professional (x64) Build 26300.9711 (26H2)
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