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abdullah5490
May 11, 2022Brass Contributor
"Show all icons in system tray" option in windows11
Hello there. Subject said that all. This option was available till windows10 in taskbar and start menu settings, but in windows11, I found a settings to enable notification icons one by one, and not ...
- Dec 19, 2022
To always show all the Icons in the System Tray or Notification area of Windows 11/10, follow these steps:
1. Press Win+R to open the Run prompt.
2. Enter this value: explorer shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
3. Tick the Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar checkbox.
4. Click the OK button.Hope this helps everyone!
lucyday
Sep 11, 2025Copper Contributor
There must be a special place in hell reserved for whoever decided that hiding icons by default was a good idea—with no option to turn it off. Right next to them sits the mastermind behind making “hide file extensions” the default setting, a choice that’s tricked countless users into double-clicking executables disguised with TXT or PDF icons