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Why Does Windows 11 Keep Hiding My System Tray Icons? (Taskbar Icons Missing)
Has anyone figured out why Windows 11 keeps hiding system tray icons? My taskbar icons go missing constantly, and I can’t get certain apps to stay visible. Sometimes they show up under the taskbar ov...
I found this solution:
Open PowerShell as Administrator and run the following command:
$RegistryPath = 'HKCU:\Control Panel\NotifyIconSettings'
$Name = 'IsPromoted'
$Value = '1'
Get-ChildItem -Path $RegistryPath -Recurse | ForEach-Object {
New-ItemProperty -Path $_.PSPath -Name $Name -Value $Value -PropertyType DWORD -Force
}
This forces Windows to treat all tray icons as “promoted,” which makes them stay visible.
After running it, all your system tray icons should appear, even after a restart. Enjoy it!