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The user *pstein* reports that their Windows 7 system occasionally hides most system tray icons and seeks a way to recover them without rebooting. *Neemobeer* suggests resolving the issue by clearing specific icon cache registry entries and restarting the Explorer process through PowerShell commands. Overall, the thread offers a technical solution to restore missing tray icons, with a positive tone towards troubleshooting.
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pstein

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Occasionally it happens that most of my SysTray icons disappear resp. are hidden.

See attached snapshot

Whats wrong?

How can I let them re-appear (beside re-boot my 64bit Win7) system?

Peter
 

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Neemobeer
Open a Powershell prompt and run the following commands

Remove-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify\' -Name IconStreams
Remove-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify\' -Name PastIconsStream
Get-Process -Name explorer |Stop-Process
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Open a Powershell prompt and run the following commands

Remove-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify\' -Name IconStreams
Remove-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify\' -Name PastIconsStream
Get-Process -Name explorer |Stop-Process
 

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