Unable to choose or activate the volume or the power of the icons on the taskbar, in the notification area

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  If it is unclickable.
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  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html
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  One when you're done, return to #1 above and click on the box.

  3.) do a restore ysytem. Choose the date at which the icon was present under your restore point.
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• 64-bit Vista Volume icon is not displayed in the notification area

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  Try Method 1 and if it is not available, try Method 3 in the link:

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  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html

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  Try Method 3 in the provided link (you have method 1 already tried without success):

  "How to activate or disable the Notification area system icons in Vista"

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html

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• In the notification area, volume, network and power icons have disappeared.

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  Johnny D.81 responded on November 2, 2012

  Try these steps and check if that helps:

  ** Turn it back on. Sometimes a reboot will solve this problem.* *.

  1. close all programs and stop the laptop.

  2. remove all power supplies (battery and power cord)

  3. empty the remaining power by pressing the power on button for 30 seconds (even if you have no power).

  4. put the battery back and start the computer

  5. once fully loaded, right-click on the system tray and select Properties.

  6. This will bring to the top of the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" dialog box. The "Notification area" tab.

  7. at the bottom of the tab, is the area 'icons systems. " There is a checkbox for "Power". "check" the box and click on apply or OK.

  Also update your graphics card drivers.

  It works! Tanks a lot Johnny D.81!

• Volume icon is not displayed in the notification area in the Windows XP machine.

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  You did it all change hardware or software on your machine before this problem?

  Adding to the suggestion of ALEXANDER22, you can follow other steps suggested in this link.

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• Lack of Volume and the network icon in the Notification area

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     type regedit in the Search box and press ENTER.

     If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click allow.
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  10. On the process in the Task Manager tab, click the process explorer.exe and then double click on end process .
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  12. Exit Task Manager.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/945011/en-us

• Display the volume control in the notification area

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  Hello

  1 Please reboot nothing so interfere with this process.

  Click with the right button on Taskbar - Properties - tab Notification area - check box Volume - if it is grayed out
  Then, use this link. (Ditto for power, clock and network.)

  How to enable or disable the system tray in Vista icons (there are several methods
  "(et vous devrez peut-être utiliser l'ensemble)."
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html

  If necessary: a Mr Fixit

  System icons do not appear in the notification area in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 until you
  Restart the computer
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/945011

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle="" -="" mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• The volume icon disappeared off the coast of the Notification area.

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  1 Please reboot nothing so interfere with this process.

  Click with the right button on Taskbar - Properties - tab Notification area - check box Volume - if it is grayed out
  Then, use this link. (Ditto for power, clock and network.)

  How to enable or disable the system tray in Vista icons (there are several methods
  "(et vous devrez peut-être utiliser l'ensemble)."
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html

  If necessary: a Mr Fixit

  System icons do not appear in the notification area in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 until you
  Restart the computer
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/945011

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle=""><- mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• How can I add the volume control icon to the notification area?

  How can I add the volume control icon to the notification area? I don't know how it disappeared.

  Hello

  1 Please reboot nothing so interfere with this process.

  Click with the right button on Taskbar - Properties - tab Notification area - check box Volume - if it is grayed out
  Then, use this link. (Ditto for power, clock and network.)

  How to enable or disable the system tray in Vista icons (there are several methods
  "(et vous devrez peut-être utiliser l'ensemble)."
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html

  If necessary: a Mr Fixit

  System icons do not appear in the notification area in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 until you
  Restart the computer
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/945011

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle="" -="" mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• volume icon reloads from time to time in the notification area

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  Hello

  1 Please reboot nothing so interfere with this process.

  Click with the right button on Taskbar - Properties - tab Notification area - check box Volume - if it is grayed out
  Then, use this link. (Ditto for power, clock and network.)

  How to enable or disable the system tray in Vista icons (there are several methods
  "(et vous devrez peut-être utiliser l'ensemble)."
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html

  If necessary: a Mr Fixit

  System icons do not appear in the notification area in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 until you
  Restart the computer
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/945011

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle="" -="" mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• System icons shows is not in the Notification area. Unique clock, no Volume, network, power. Help ~!

  Volume, network and power are gray in the Properties menu.

  Help ~!  Thank you very much ~!

  Hello

  There are different ways to fix it

  read all the information on the link below

  Try Method 1 or 3

  If gray try Method 3

  Method 1. :

  1. right click on the taskbar and click Properties.

  2 click on the Area of Notification tab (see screenshot left step 3 below)

  3 check the (on) or disable (off) the options you want or do not want to display on the Taskbar Notification area

  Method of reading 3 etc. in the link below

  How to enable or disable the Notification area system icons in Vista

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html

• I seem to be impossible to add network and volume icons in the notification area. Both are "grayed out" in the Properties tab.

  I seem to be impossible to add network and volume icons in the notification area.  Both are "grayed out" in the Properties tab.

  Hello

  1 Please reboot nothing so interfere with this process.

  Click with the right button on Taskbar - Properties - tab Notification area - check box Volume - if it is grayed out
  Then, use this link. Network is the same.

  How to enable or disable the system tray in Vista icons (there are several methods
  and you can to use them all).
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html

  If necessary: a Mr Fixit

  System icons do not appear in the notification area in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 until you
  Restart the computer
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/945011

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• The notification area: Volume control freezes

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  Now, here is the solution I found.  If I go into the properties of the taskbar (notification area) and uncheck CLOCK, my volume control never a problem, not Windows Explorer stops working.  I can run for days without any problem of Volume or Windows Explorer.

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• Loss of network, power, volume and the clock in the notification area icon

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  Hello

  1 Please reboot nothing so interfere with this process.

  How to enable or disable the Notification area system icons in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html

  If necessary: a Mr Fixit

  System icons do not appear in the notification area in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 until you
  Restart the computer
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/945011

  I hope this helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.