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outbackerdave
Copper Contributor
Apr 29, 2022

My taskbar overflow is gone after latest update

I had an update today and now my taskbar overflow box is gone. How do I restore it? 

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  • CDub3030's avatar
    CDub3030
    Copper Contributor
    Same issue here.. MS needs to step it up with WIN11, way to buggy for this stage
    • JT-EAZY115's avatar
      JT-EAZY115
      Copper Contributor

      CDub3030 

       

      I have multi monitor set up. And noticed that the notification tray only shows on the main monitor even though task bar is showing on all monitors.

  • druekberg's avatar
    druekberg
    Copper Contributor

    I am having this problem almost a year later. Under "Other system tray icons" the only option is a "Hidden icon menu" toggle. As sireric1967 reported, the toggle does nothing.

     

    This is not an Insider issue, but with the regular update channel. > 2023-03 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5023706)

    • ArchMegan's avatar
      ArchMegan
      Copper Contributor
      I am working with Windows 10 Pro and am currently having the same issue. I've tried all the fixes above with no avail. In the "Select which icons appear on the taskbar" section of settings, toggling icons on/off does nothing.
      • elleighet's avatar
        elleighet
        Copper Contributor

        I FOUND THE SOLUTION: right click on your taskbar > click on taskbar settings > click on 'other system tray icons' > click on the first option 'hidden icon menu' > toggle that to on and overflow will be restored 

    • ggattinger's avatar
      ggattinger
      Copper Contributor
      I'm facing exactly the same issue. Nothing seems to work and is even harder to find anything on the web that could fix this.
      Already tried DISM, sfc, chkdsk, but nothing works.
  • sireric1967's avatar
    sireric1967
    Copper Contributor

    outbackerdave 

     

    I have the same problem.  The overflow up arrow is gone, and the taskbar "overflow corner" selection is also gone from settings.  I do see a "Hidden icon menu" selection in the taskbar "Other system tray icons", but toggling this does nothing.  If I select icons under it to on, those background app icons are permanently on the taskbar, not in the overflow section.  sfc /scannow is fine, rebooting does nothing.

  • Reza_Ameri's avatar
    Reza_Ameri
    Silver Contributor
    Try open start and search for Command prompt or cmd as administrator and then type the following command:

    sfc /scannow

    Press enter and let it runs and tell us what is the result.

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