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knight117
Brass Contributor
Mar 24, 2022

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

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 before...
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MatheusKS
Copper Contributor
Mar 26, 2022
Same here. If this was really by design, it was a terrible decision.
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plokert
Copper Contributor
Mar 26, 2022
My system tray has become empty. No icons, clock, notifications button, nothing.... How do we fix this?
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    elite5211
    Copper Contributor
    May 03, 2022

    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

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    Jamil_Yusof
    Copper Contributor
    May 01, 2022

    plokert 

    Mine too, I turn on all the app icon in "other system tray icon" and turn it off back, it solve the problem and the "show hidden icon" in the taskbar show up. Hope this help.

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      Miroslav_Bulka
      Copper Contributor
      May 01, 2022

      Jamil_Yusof Yes, same to me here.
      Hope the soon the fix update will be in place

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        Jamil_Yusof
        Copper Contributor
        May 02, 2022

        Miroslav_Bulka @Roflnomish

        Right now I already reinstall the Windows 11, because when I restart that "show hidden apps" button keep disappear. lol

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    Omnitus
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 06, 2022

    plokert 

     

    Yeah...put this update off until I got back from vacation.  Reeeeeally wishing I kept putting it off as I'm now seeing what you're seeing, which is...nothing.  Nothing in the system tray...possibly not even the system tray itself as that portion of the taskbar is blank-screen black. 

     

    Fiddling with which app icons are toggled on actually changes the size of the black area, so I presume the system tray is actually 'running' to some degree, but I can't see it or interact with it.  Very annoying.

     

    I'm also seeing a 'Windows 11 Home /n Evaluation copy.Build 22581.ni_release.220318-1623' watermark in the corner of the screen which definitely wasn't there before...

     

    I'm running a 

     

    Lenovo Legion 5 (15ARH05H)

    Ryzen 7 4800H

    16GB RAM

    RTX 2060

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    DrBobNZ
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 26, 2022

    plokert I think all you can do is stop / restart explorer.exe (Windows Explorer) in task manager and hopefully the icons will come back. I'm sure I saw some people mention this problem in the feedback hub.

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      plokert
      Copper Contributor
      Mar 26, 2022
      I've tried "stop / restart explorer.exe" several times today. I've tried adjusting every setting in the "settings/taskbar" area as well. Nothing seems to be able to restore the System Tray.
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        plokert
        Copper Contributor
        Mar 26, 2022
        just after doing the "Stop/start explorer.exe" the icons appear for a few seconds then vanish.