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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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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.
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    DrBobNZ
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 26, 2022

    plokertThink I might need to do that at some point too. Glad it worked but hope that's not the solution when it gets to final release... 😉

     

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    plokert
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 26, 2022
    Well (5 hours later) I downloaded Windows 11 media creator onto a USB and installed a new OS. Everything is apparently working fine now. Thank you for your input.
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    DrBobNZ
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 26, 2022
    Might pay to search in the feedback hub, there may be a workaround, otherwise it's probably a fix for a new build.... I did see a post somewhere about deleting two keys in the registry for the system tray icon cache as soon as you stop explorer but I'm not sure it would help in this case.