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Volume Control Icon Is No Longer Displayed on the Taskbar

Symptoms

The Volume Control icon is not displayed on the taskbar.

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Cause

This behavior occurs because the system tray is not being loaded at startup.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue:

  1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
  2. On the Startup tab, click System Tray (SysTray.exe) so that a check mark appears next to this item.
  3. Click OK, and then click Yes when you are prompted to restart the computer.

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More Information

For additional information about volume control, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

168916 Volume Control Icon No Longer Visible on the Taskbar

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Keywords: kb, kbprb, kbenv

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Article Info
Article ID : 245692
Revision : 5
Created on : 8/19/2020
Published on : 8/20/2020
Exists online : False
Views : 152