Solved Unable to open network connections/System Tray abnormal behavior


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antares

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Hi all, when I hover the mouse over System Tray all of the icons are highlighted together (Network connection, Volume and Battery), I'm unable to choose them individually, and when clicking the volume level is displayed, I'm unable to display Wifi connections, etc. I'm attaching a screenshot. Any fix? Thanks
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Intel i7
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Right click Taskbar, select Taskbar Settings or
Settings>Personalization>Taskbar
and or Settings>Personalization>Taskbar>Taskbar Corner Overflow
Also in Picture you posted click pencil icon (Edit).

Mines always looked this way.Not a Laptop.
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antares said:
Hi all, when I hover the mouse over System Tray all of the icons are highlighted together (Network connection, Volume and Battery), I'm unable to choose them individually,
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That is normal. Although they are grouped together, you can right-click on each icon individually and get a link to the relevant settings.

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antares said:
and when clicking the volume level is displayed, I'm unable to display Wifi connections, etc. I'm attaching a screenshot. Any fix? Thanks
Click to expand...
A left-click brings up the same menu, whichever icon you click on. Here I have edited mine and removed everything, as your is currently configured. To add back all the tiles that you're missing, click on the 'pencil' icon to edit the quick settings.

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www.elevenforum.com

Add or Remove Quick Settings in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Quick Settings for your account in Windows 11. Quick Settings gives you quick access from the taskbar corner to commonly used settings and apps like Volume, Brightness, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, Rotation lock, Battery saver, Accessibility...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

Add as many as you need.

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With attached batch script, you can reset Quick Settings in Windows 11.
 

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Thanks everyone, yes, the pencil icon enabled me to add custom widgets (wifi, bluetooth, etc). When running the batch script provided by FreeBooter above, all of the widgets were enabled as seen in attached screenshot, thanks!
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Windows 11 Home
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell
CPU
Intel i7
Memory
32GB
You are very welcome!
 

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Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5700GMicron Technology DDR4-3200 16GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
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