So far I have run into two new issues with the system tray icons with the Windows 11 Insider Build 22581.1 released in the Beta Channel. 1. I'm not able to move system tray icons around as before2. System tray icons are not being removed after closing the app or killing the process (*workaround is to restart the explorer.exe process for icon to be removed from tray). I'm hoping these issues will be resolved soon.

Same here. If this was really by design, it was a terrible decision.

plokert The system tray up arrow and system tray box have d disappeared. is this a issue by design or is this a error int he program. i can toggle the icon on and they are put on the task bar right, but that is annoying as hell

Absolutely. I haven't seen anyone post a positive comment about the change. Hopefully it gets reverted and there is a rethink about how to deal with tablet mode. Irrespective of the mode you're working in how can this change be beneficial?

knight117 Found a solution to moving the order of the icons. If you go to Settins/Personlization/Taskbar/Other System Tray Icons, then turn off all the icons that are not hidden, at that point turn each back on, but turn them on in the order you want them to display and they will stay in that order. Haven't tried restarting yet, though, to see if it holds. Maybe later today.

DrBobNZ The order resets after a restart though, right? I also don't like the new change and wish for the icons to be draggable again.The spacing is also larger than previously, which is undesirable. Furthermore, and perhaps unrelated, whenever the location icon displays, the entire task bar jiggles across to the left, and then back to the right, which is very distracting.I've moved the start menu position to the left instead of centre to resolve that. Stop making this a tablet OS! We do not all use tablets. I use a keyboard and mouse! Keep the operating system so it is usable for these people. You should make a separate OS for tablets if there is such a need for all of these changes.

System tray icon issues on Windows 11 Insider Build 22581.1 in Beta Channel

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Arnauw
Copper Contributor
May 06, 2022
The issue just have been fixed in Preview Build 22616.1 !
Didn't try to restart yet but we can sort the sys tray icon just like before !
Thanks for listening to the feedback Microsoft.
- Arnauw
  Copper Contributor
  May 06, 2022
  Yup I can confirm it keeps your sys tray icons order even after a reboot.
  Thanks Microsoft !
mloeser1272
Copper Contributor
May 05, 2022
Most of the time when I click on the clock/date in the task bar I only get a reduced version of the calendar to pop up, e.g. just showing month and days, but no dates below those days... And it can take up to 30 seconds for this to even show. Known bug?
I have Windows 11 Pro 21H2 with Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.613.0
MKlass
Copper Contributor
May 05, 2022
ended up just rolling back to the non-preview build because this was not addressed. fear for the day MS pushes this out to the whole world, with the negative reaction on just the insiders group I can't imagine it will go well for them. i'll be holding at this version until its resolved.
Arnauw
Copper Contributor
May 05, 2022
It's very annoying, please fix Microsoft.
We all want to be able to move our sys tray icons like before.
No one cares about tablets ffs.
RiceBoy123
Copper Contributor
May 02, 2022
BRAVO, idiot Microsoft developers! Keep messing it up! Seems like each experience update you release, the taskbar only gets worse.

ALL WE NEED IS YOU DEVIATE THE TABLET VERSION OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM FROM THE PC VERSION, IT ISN'T THAT HARD!
reded23
Copper Contributor
Apr 24, 2022
WOW, so Microsoft removed a desktop feature everyone liked to improve tablet operation. Isn't there a tablet mode, is it too much to ask you to code one more line that only removed this feature in that mode? Also what's with the icons being really spaced out now, They are notification Icons they don't need massive amount of space around them at the expense of having to have 2 layers of normal Program Icons! MS, you need to get some better UI designers, this is day one stuff!
- RiceBoy123
  Copper Contributor
  May 02, 2022
  Yeah, they should be getting devs who are more up to spec for their pay grade. The current devs need to be assigned to either take out the trash, or wipe butt.
jonnoevans
Copper Contributor
Apr 21, 2022
I'm experiencing the same issue as of 21st April 2022
MKlass
Copper Contributor
Apr 21, 2022
PLEASE restore the ability to move the system tray icons and keep their orientation upon restart, this is a regression, not progress, what possible purpose does it provide by placing the icons haphazardly on every restart...
- reded23
  Copper Contributor
  Apr 24, 2022
  Yeah, its BS....MS are either saying the messed up or they don't have a clue what users want.
  - Miroslav_Bulka
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 24, 2022
    @yep, contextual menu hidden, system tray causing unresponding right down screen and around icons(!), some of those should be fixed, lets try
Miroslav_Bulka
Copper Contributor
Apr 19, 2022
same here. only restart win 11 helped
Christopher Dobson
Copper Contributor
Apr 11, 2022
This is precisely why I was vociferously against all of you begging for the unification of Control Panel & Settings. Congratulations, this is what you've wrought. Now simple tasks like this one will be moved to the Settings app. MMC was the bedrock of Windows and its ability to run n+1 instances is why it was so coveted. Settings does not support multiple instances.

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