{"id":18956,"date":"2023-10-11T17:09:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T11:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/?p=18956"},"modified":"2023-10-11T17:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T11:40:30","slug":"taskbar-icons-missing-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/taskbar-icons-missing-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Instantly Fix Taskbar Icons Missing Error on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The taskbar is an integral part of the Windows operating system, which has been around for eternity and has evolved significantly over the years. One can hardly imagine a Windows PC without a taskbar. While it has become a part of every Windows user\u2019s daily life, it has had its ups and downs. With every update it got, some issues were resolved, while some new ones appeared.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most common issues with the taskbar is the missing icons. Irrespective of whether you are using Windows 7,8,10, or 11, the issue has been around for years now. Some users have reported that missing taskbar icons is a problem that appears when they restart the PC, while for some, the issue appeared after an update.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the top reasons why you may not be able to find icons on your taskbar are as follows &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are using tablet mode on your PC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is an issue with Windows\u2019 Icon Cache<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The display drivers have become outdated<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have corrupt system files<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent update is causing the error\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irrespective of the cause, the icons disappearing from the taskbar are frustrating. Hence, every user facing the issue looks for fixes. In this post, let us look at the issue closely and identify how it can be resolved!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">5 Ways to Fix Windows Not Showing App Icons in Taskbar<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since we have already talked about the causes, you might have an idea about the sectors we will try to repair. Let\u2019s look at fixes that can help you resolve the taskbar not showing on your PC without further ado.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fix 1 &#8211; Restart Windows Explorer<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The taskbar is an integrated part of the Windows Explorer that helps you interact with the OS. If it is acting weird or not showing any icons, restart its process. But since the Explorer is integrated with it, you will have to restart the entire Windows Explorer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s how you do it &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1 &#8211; Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to bring up the Task Manager on your PC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10296\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Task-Manager-.jpg\" alt=\"Task Manager\" width=\"958\" height=\"729\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2 &#8211; Look for Windows Explorer or explorer.exe in the Task Manager under the Processes tab.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3 &#8211; Select the process and right-click on it to find the Restart option.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4 &#8211; Click on Restart, and you are good to go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the Explorer restarts, wait for a while to let it settle. You can observe that all your icons have now appeared in the taskbar, resolving your problem completely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/solve-internet-explorers-cannot-display-the-webpage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Solve Internet Explorer Cannot Display The Webpage<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fix 2 &#8211; Check Taskbar Behaviour<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, when you have unknowingly set a few preferences for your taskbar, these preferences often result in hiding badges and app icons from the destination. Also, when the auto-hide feature is not working properly, it hides icons instead of hiding the entire taskbar. Hence, checking and managing the taskbar behavior on your PC can greatly help.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>For Windows 11 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1 &#8211; Go to the Start menu and search for taskbar settings.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2 &#8211; Open the settings and scroll down to find taskbar Behaviour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18960\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/taskbar-Behavior-in-taskbar-settings.png\" alt=\"taskbar Behavior in taskbar settings\" width=\"1269\" height=\"804\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1269px) 100vw, 1269px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3 &#8211; Uncheck the Auto-hide taskbar option from the list<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4 &#8211; Enable \u201cShow badges on taskbar app\u201d to enhance your icon visibility.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5 &#8211; Scroll up and check if you have enabled the basic icons related to search, widgets, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>For Windows 10 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1 &#8211; Press Start, And open Settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15453\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/open-system-setting.jpg\" alt=\"open system setting\" width=\"477\" height=\"654\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2 &#8211; Go to Personalization.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3 &#8211; Select taskbar From the left-hand menu.<br \/>\nStep 4 &#8211; Turn off the toggle below Automatically hide the taskbar in tablet mode.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13350\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/windows-taskbar-behaviours.png\" alt=\"windows taskbar behaviors\" width=\"512\" height=\"297\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5 &#8211; From the Notification section, click Select which icons appear on the taskbar.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 6 &#8211; Turn on the toggle for the icons you want to appear on the taskbar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind that these steps will help you manage how your taskbar behaves. In case this fixes your icon requirements, save the changes and exit. In case not, feel free to try other fixes!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fix 3 &#8211; Quit Tablet Mode<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have been using your Windows PC in tablet mode, all your taskbar icons are bound to hide. The taskbar is usually unavailable during tablet mode. Hence, it is recommended that you turn it off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fix 4 &#8211; Update Display Adapter Driver<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, all the settings are fine, but the icons are unavailable. That is because the display adapter drivers are unable to support the icons. The ideal way to handle this situation is by updating your display drivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can do so by navigating to the Device Manager on your PC via the Start menu search. However, keep in mind that manually updating a display driver might not be the most feasible, considering the lengthy process. If other drivers are also outdated, you may not get the perfect fix to your taskbar icon missing or invisible issue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, we recommend you go for a more effective way of updating drivers, i.e., Advanced Driver Updater. The tool offers a 3 step solution to updating all the outdated drivers on your PC instantly! Here\u2019s how it works &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1 &#8211; Download and install the app on your PC using the link below.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"download_buttons_section\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;display:none;\" class=\"downloadnow-btn-show os-windows\" data-eventsource=\"DownloadNow_post_button\"><a data-param=\"systweakblog,wp_json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18956,pos-1,135\" data-operation=\"iframe\" class=\"ds-download-link \" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/download-product\/adu\/w\/18956\/1\" onclick=\"gtag('event', 'ProductDownloadSysBlog', { 'event_label' :'taskbar-icons-missing-on-windows', 'event_category':'windows-1' });\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/download-button-shortcode-new\/images\/window_btn.png\" alt=\"download\" width=\"250\" height=\"65\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Step 2 &#8211; Run the application and click the Start Scan Now button to initiate the scan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/04\/start-scan-using-advanced-driver-updater-1.png\" alt=\"start scan using advanced driver updater\" width=\"959\" height=\"744\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3 &#8211; Once the scan is over, the tool highlights all the outdated drivers. Click on Update All, and it will start updating the device.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your display adapter driver is updated, relaunch your Windows Explorer using the Fix-1, and you may find all the icons have reappeared.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fix 5 &#8211; Delete Icon Cache<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corrupt Icon Cache can also cause your taskbar to stop showing icons. The easiest way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/ways-to-clear-dns-cache-on-windows-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deal with the corrupt cache<\/a> is by deleting it. To delete the cache, all you have to do is &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1 &#8211; Press Win+R to open the run search.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2 &#8211; In the Run, use the appdata command.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18961\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/appdata-command.png\" alt=\"appdata command\" width=\"451\" height=\"255\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3 &#8211; In the opened folder, locate the folder named Local.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18962\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Local-Folder.png\" alt=\"Local Folder\" width=\"827\" height=\"198\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4 &#8211; Click on View from the Explorer menu and click on Show to find Hidden items. Enable it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18964\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/click-on-Show-under-View.png\" alt=\"click on Show under View\" width=\"680\" height=\"800\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5 &#8211; Scroll in the Local folder to find the IconCache.db file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18965\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IconCache.db-file.png\" alt=\"IconCache.db file\" width=\"798\" height=\"58\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delete this file from your PC and restart your computer. This way, you will have successfully deleted the corrupt icon cache from your PC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taskbar Icons Missing Issue RESOLVED!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also use the SFC command in the Command Prompt to examine your PC&#8217;s system files. taskbar not showing icons on Windows is an issue that can bug anyone, irrespective of how you use your PC. Hence, you should be able to fix the error on your own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bookmark this guide to ensure you do not face trouble resolving the error if you ever encounter it again. If you have any doubts about the steps shared or have encountered something bizarre while performing the fixes, drop us a line in the comments, as we would love to help you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That brings us to the end of this post. 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