Lost the icon for volume on Windows 7
Lost the icon for volume on Windows 7
I have followed all the advice I found on the internet, which thankfully was easy to do, but to no avail. Not only that but the volume icon was not even mentioned among the things I could put on my task bar.
Any ideas as to where it is and how to get it back onto my taskbar, please?
Any ideas as to where it is and how to get it back onto my taskbar, please?
Not quite sure what has happened, however this how we havea way to customise icons on the taskbar.
either go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Notification Area Icons or right click the task bar this brings up a box "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" Clicking on customize will bring the same Control Panel as above. From this you can customise the icons.
There is also a help on the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties.
either go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Notification Area Icons or right click the task bar this brings up a box "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" Clicking on customize will bring the same Control Panel as above. From this you can customise the icons.
There is also a help on the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties.
Never try to out-stubborn your guests.
Done it,but Volume doesn't even appear among the possibilities.
The only time I can actually get Volume to appear in the Icon Notification Area is when I type the request into the start box and that particular window of Icon Notification Area appears showing it. All other similar windows from any other source do not even show Volume as a possibility.
The only time I can actually get Volume to appear in the Icon Notification Area is when I type the request into the start box and that particular window of Icon Notification Area appears showing it. All other similar windows from any other source do not even show Volume as a possibility.
Bottom right hand of the tray on home page there should be an arrow - hovver your mouse over it, it should say 'hidden icons' . Open it up. click on 'customise' - this will open a box with a list. The 'Speakers/Volume' icon should be on the list.
See what it is set to - & reverse it. shut it down. Open it up again & set it to what you want. shut it down, restart PC. it should be in the tray when it reboots.
Works for me - mine seems to disappear about once every 2 months!
See what it is set to - & reverse it. shut it down. Open it up again & set it to what you want. shut it down, restart PC. it should be in the tray when it reboots.
Works for me - mine seems to disappear about once every 2 months!
"Bottom right hand of the tray on home page" Try hard to understand what this means. Home page is not related to home computer it is more related to the internet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_page
Now the following solutions are more technical. If you are not confident in messing this deep inside the operation system (windoze), then please do not attempt these repairs.
http://ccm.net/faq/6564-windows-volume-icon-missing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_page
Now the following solutions are more technical. If you are not confident in messing this deep inside the operation system (windoze), then please do not attempt these repairs.
http://ccm.net/faq/6564-windows-volume-icon-missing
Never try to out-stubborn your guests.
Sorry - was trying to make it simple.casasantoestevo wrote:"Bottom right hand of the tray on home page" Try hard to understand what this means. Home page is not related to home computer it is more related to the internet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_page
Now the following solutions are more technical. If you are not confident in messing this deep inside the operation system (windoze), then please do not attempt these repairs.
http://ccm.net/faq/6564-windows-volume-icon-missing
"In the tray at bottom of screen oi right hand corner"
I am not techy - just saying what works for me on a regular basis.
I might not have had the arrow, but I understood your language KG!kyreniagirl wrote:Sorry - was trying to make it simple.casasantoestevo wrote:"Bottom right hand of the tray on home page" Try hard to understand what this means. Home page is not related to home computer it is more related to the internet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_page
Now the following solutions are more technical. If you are not confident in messing this deep inside the operation system (windoze), then please do not attempt these repairs.
http://ccm.net/faq/6564-windows-volume-icon-missing
"In the tray at bottom of screen oi right hand corner"
I am not techy - just saying what works for me on a regular basis.
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KG when I first noticed the icon was missing (because I wanted to turn off the sound of an advert...) I clicked on the arrow but the volume icon was missing from the icons that came up. Now after trying various methods I have a task bar of unwanted icons (ugh!)kyreniagirl wrote:Bottom right hand of the tray on home page there should be an arrow - hovver your mouse over it, it should say 'hidden icons' . Open it up. click on 'customise' - this will open a box with a list. The 'Speakers/Volume' icon should be on the list.
See what it is set to - & reverse it. shut it down. Open it up again & set it to what you want. shut it down, restart PC. it should be in the tray when it reboots.
Works for me - mine seems to disappear about once every 2 months!
And no arrow.......
Tomorrow I will drop the laptop off at my IT guru and let them find the icon and remove the unwanted ones which I have been unable to do.
I hate hi-tech .
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