Not All Icons Showing In The System Tray??

swerd · Oct 19, 2021

Hi everyone,

I am having a problem with the system tray. I am running Windows 11 latest build.

Basically, if I go into taskbar settings and toggle apps on the overflow settings, not all the icons show in the tray. One of them disappears.

I hope I have described this correctly.

Can anyone help??

FreeBooter · Oct 19, 2021

See resetting the notification icons cache will help resolve the problem.

swerd · Oct 19, 2021

Hi,

Tried that. Doesn't help, unfortunately

Fabler2 · Oct 19, 2021

Sometimes just changing a theme and changing it back to original works. Just make sure your theme you're using now is saved.

Stigg · Oct 19, 2021

I've seen this happen with some applications. The application is still running, but the tray icon disappears.
This sometimes happens if explorer.exe restarts for a variety of reasons. Windows 11 is particularly fussy.

What you can try is go into Task Manager and end the offending application, then start it again.
I must have missed which is the problem app. Which application icon is missing?

Edit: I have witnessed explorer.exe crash on numerous occasions in Windows 11.
It is almost unnoticeable as it restarts so quickly. A casual user would think everything is running fine.

swerd · Oct 19, 2021

It's not an individual app. I have tried to get other ones to work. It (the tray) does the same thing no matter which apps are toggled on to show in the tray.

Cheers

Stigg · Oct 19, 2021

swerd said:
It's not an individual app. I have tried to get other ones to work. It (the tray) does the same thing no matter which apps are toggled on to show in the tray.

Cheers

So, when you turn them on in Taskbar Corner Overflow, some refuse to display at all?
Or do they display for awhile, then disappear?

swerd · Oct 19, 2021

Stigg said:
So, when you turn them on in Taskbar Corner Overflow, some refuse to display at all?

The first one I toggle on just disappears when I toggle on others.

Stigg · Oct 19, 2021

swerd said:
The first one I toggle on just disappears when I toggle on others.

Have you tried to isolate an offending app?
By that, I mean, have you tried avoiding any known failed apps when you toggle them just to test if it is just a problem app or a complete system problem? Because if this is happening to all apps, then it is probably fairly serious.

swerd · Oct 19, 2021

Stigg said:
Because if this is happening to all apps, then it is probably fairly serious.

It's all of them.

Thanks for the help.

Stigg · Oct 19, 2021

But I see you have apps there in the tray.
Are you saying that all apps eventually toggle off and go to the overflow?

swerd · Oct 19, 2021

Stigg said:
But I see you have apps there in the tray.
Are you saying all apps eventually toggle off and go to the overflow?

Sorry, for the confusion. If I toggle on one app, it turns up. When I toggle on a second app, it shows up and the first disappears. This is no matter which apps I toggle.

swerd · Oct 19, 2021

Fabler2 said:
Sometimes just changing a theme and changing it back to original works. Just make sure your theme you're using now is saved.

Sorry, should have replied. That didn't help

Stigg · Oct 19, 2021

swerd said:
Sorry, for the confusion. If I toggle on one app, it turns up. When I toggle on a second app, it shows up and the first disappears. This is no matter which apps I toggle.

OK. I got you now. So, it appears that it is only allowing a limited number of apps in your tray.
But worse than that, it is leaving an empty area where it should be. Like an unlocked/locked Taskbar.

You haven't used any third party Taskbar or Start Menu tools, have you?
Did you upgrade from Windows 10?

swerd · Oct 19, 2021

Stigg said:
You haven't used any third party Taskbar or Start Menu tools, have you?
Did you upgrade from Windows 10?

Nope, not using anything like that. I did an in-place upgrade from 10 home, 21H1.

Stigg said:
OK. I got you now. So, it appears that it is only allowing a limited number of apps in your tray.

No, I can have a varying number in the overflow. It's just the first one always disappears.

Stigg · Oct 19, 2021

swerd said:
No, I can have a varying number in the overflow. It's just the first one always disappears.

Yes, I know you can have varying numbers of apps in the overflow.
I am not aware of any limitation of how many apps you can have in the tray. The tray limitation is the problem.

swerd · Oct 19, 2021

Sorry! I meant I can have a varying number in the TRAY. It's just the first one that always disappears.

swerd · Oct 19, 2021

Sorry, if I have been confusing. I have psychological problems and my cognition is bad at the best of times.

Stigg · Oct 20, 2021

swerd said:
Sorry, if I have been confusing. I have psychological problems and my cognition is bad at the best of times.

No need to be sorry. It was probably me having difficulty understanding.
I wish I could give you an answer as to why this is happening.
Now that the problem is documented in some of these posts, just keep an eye on this thread.
Someone smarter than me may come along and provide a solution for you.

swerd · Oct 21, 2021

I just noticed I have the same behaviour on my desktop PC.

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