Many of our readers asked us to help them put their Volume Mixer icon back to the notification area of their taskbar. Since this has been quite a common problem, we decided to publish this tutorial to help others having this issue.First, right click on the taskbar and select Properties from the right click menu.If you are using Windows 10, right click on the taskbar and select Settings.

• How To Reset Volume Mixer

Windows 10: how do i reset the volume slider Discus and support how do i reset the volume slider in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; How do I reset the 'slider' speaker control on the task bar - it just stopped, can't see it either, but the volume button is there. Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by cathyfournier, Sep 13, 2018.

Scroll down and click on the link which says: Select which icons appear on the taskbar.Alternatively, you can go to the Control Panel and type the word 'taskbar' in the search box from the upper-right side. Once the search results are loaded, click on the link that says 'Customize icons on the taskbar'.The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window will show up on your screen. Here, go to the tab called Notification Area. In the System icons section check the Volume box and click on OK.The Volume Mixer icon will now show up in the notification area of your taskbar.Related articles. Retreive Your Notification Icons!Control Panel- Hardware and Sound- Change System Sounds- Sound Scheme ( Dropdown Menu )- Windows Default Scheme- Apply- OK- Shut Down- Right Click on Taskbar- Properties- Notification Area- CHECK AWAY!!!!!The instructions are also illustrated above minus the shut down portion. Had to shut down, even after resetting the default sound sheme it wouldn't let me check it.

Icons went away after an update on 1-12.You should now be able to check 3 boxes or 4boxes if you're on a laptop.Thanks who ever posted below??? It was pissing me off along with everyone else! LolMon, - 16:23 — Anonymous (not verified)GET BACK THE MISSING ICON OF VOLUME MIXERHi,I had the same problem. But you can find the volume mixer if you create another user on your window and log on as that.Anyway I manage to put back the volume mixer again WITHOUT HAVING TO CREAT ANOTHER USER. I went to the sounds, selected the default scheme and then again I went to the taSk bar and then clicking on properties, Iwas able to click on the volume check box and get the volume mixer back on my notification area.

I looked on several different websites and tried doing all the tasks they asked me to do, but nothing worked. So here's how I found a solution. Click on Control Panel. I selected the classic view. Click on Taskbar and Start Menu. Then select Notification Area at the top.

How To Reset Volume Mixer

There should be a list called System Icons, and below are four options: Clock, Volume, Network, and Power. Click the box for Volume so there is a check mark; then click Apply and then OK. Problem Solved.- But here's where I had a problem. The box for volume was shaded gray and I was unable to check the box.

All you need to do is restart your computer, re-do the steps above, and the Icon will show up back on your Taskbar.Hope this helps! Don't edit your registry, don't reboot, don't.This is apparently an explorer.exe problem (see this thread at the bottom of this page: )1. Start Task Manager (ctrl-alt-del and select Start Task Manager or right-click on empty space on Task Bar and select Task Mgr).2. Click on Processes.3.

Click on Image Name (this will sort the processes by name-makes it easier for next step.)4. Click on 'explorer.exe'.5. Click on the End Process button.6.

Still in Task Mgr, click on Applications tab.7. Click on the New Task.

Type in 'explorer.exe' and hit enter.Note: Steps 6 & 7 is the same as clicking on File on the Task Mgr menu, then selecting New Task (Run.). Same number of mouse clicks.Your icons will reappear.Brad.

To get the volume icon back and really FIX it you must have igfxtray.exe running as a task.Make sure it is in your startup so it will load each time you have to restart your computer/PC/ Laptop.I have windows XP and this is how I fixed the problem on mine. I don't know what I did at somepoint to remove igfxtray.exe from my startup tasks.But to fix it permanently without having to re-click the 'show on taskbar' under volume over and over and over again this task igfxtray.exe has to be in your startup. S AdrianI had this problem forever and all I could find was the 'go to volume' and re-click the show volume on taskbar solution. Which only fixes it until you have to turn your PC off. I finally figured out the right wayto fix it after my PC got the AWFUL 'AVP' Virus (Adv Virus Protection) (some scam that loads a virus claiming to fix viruses) anyway.

I had to reload some features from my recover disk (which I dug up after 5 years, thank goodness it was still around) when I had recovered my Laptop and could get back to using it. I noticed the Taskbar with Volume Icon was working again!!!! All the time!!!I then noted the igfxtray.exe task running which at some previous point I had permanently removed fromexecuting at startup thus creating my volume not appearing in taskbar problem in the first place.Geez, Now it seems so obvious.S Adrian. 'Control Panel- Hardware and Sound- Change System Sounds- Sound Scheme ( Dropdown Menu )- Windows Default Scheme- Apply- OK- Shut Down- Right Click on Taskbar- Properties- Notification Area- CHECK AWAY!!!!!' Thanks for posting this solution!

The original solution didn't work for me because the Volume box in my Notification Area was grayed out and I couldn't check it.One thing that was slightly different for me was that I couldn't select 'Apply' because I already had Windows Default sound scheme already chosen. I had to make another change (I decided on 'No windows start-up sound') in order to get 'Apply' as an option. Volume was still grayed out after that, but as soon as I restarted, all was back to normal. I didn't even need to go back into the Notification Area to check Volume off.

So thanks again for the easy solution. Other sites were talking about editing the registry and I.know. I don't know enough to be messing around with that.:). Could you update this information for Windows 10? Every time this does an update, it removes the mixer from the icon and I can't get to it. Have to go through all the search processes to find it. W 10 only shows speaker, system sounds and your Internet, like explorer.

It used to show more and used to allow me to make changes. This time I'm really stumped.

I can't seem to put the mixer control back on the bar, although the sound 'speaker' icon is showing on the taskbar. I'm sure many people are having the same problem. (also it only shows Navigation instead of Notification too). Because I have Windows 10 I found nothing to help me so I just did my own detective work. This is what I had to do for Windows 10.I right clicked on the taskbar, then I clicked on 'Settings' which is at the very bottom of the list. In the small window that popped up I clicked on 'taskbar', then I scrolled down to where it says, 'Notification Area', underneath it says, 'select which icons appear on the taskbar'.

Scroll down until you see where it says 'Volume Icon' and switch it on. Now it is showing on my taskbar!All the instructions for Windows 10 tells you to click on 'Properties. In my Windows 10 taskbar there is no 'Properties'.

That's what confused me.' I'm glad I did my own detective work.

The following.bat file from on the did the trick for me. It works by temporarily stopping audio services and modifying the registry to reset Windows to default audio settings.Note that, at least on Windows 10, you may need to run the script as an admin. @ECHO OFFECHO Reset Volume Mixer Settings.NET STOP AudiosrvNET STOP AudioEndpointBuilderREG DELETE 'HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerLowRegistryAudioPolicyConfigPropertyStore' /FREG ADD 'HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerLowRegistryAudioPolicyConfigPropertyStore'NET START Audiosrv.