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On windows 7 my volume icon is missing from the system tray

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Mar 15, 2026124595 views
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So unexpectedly my volume control is missing from the system tray on Windows 7. I goto the start menu and type volume and choose "Show or hide volume (speaker) icon on the taskbar" and it's disabled in there and set to off. I then click "customize notification icons" at the bottom and on the list t…

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Fix for: On windows 7 my volume icon is missing from the system tray

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This can happen from time to time, but it is very rare and usually a restart will fix it. The three solutions to try are (in order of convenience): Restart the Windows Audio service. open the Start menu right-click on Computer and select Manage navi…

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