Expansion of taskbar button

the button that expands the notification area of the task bar is gone. In ADDITION, I can't all of past icons remain available.
What can I do to fix this?

If you do not the little circle with the arrow pointing to the left on which you click to display hidden icons do a right-click of your Start button, properties and look at the tab bar spots and put a check mark in the box that says:

Hide inactive icons

To rely on the Notification area horizontally and if there is to hide all icons, you should then see the expansion button.

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