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The thread discusses an unknown icon appearing on the taskbar, with the original poster seeking identification. A responder suggests that while the icon can be removed from the taskbar settings, the root cause might be a recent program installation or malware, recommending thorough uninstallation and antivirus scans. Overall, the advice reassures that the icon is likely benign and emphasizes checking recent changes or installations to resolve the issue.
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The attached unknown icon appears on the window bar.

Does anyone know about it? Please advise.

thanks a lot.
 

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Not known to me. You can probably get rid of the icon by right clicking your taskbar, choose Properties, then Customize.

But that will only get rid of the icon, at the most. Something / someone has got the icon there, and that you need to get rid of. Check what you have installed lately, uninstall them one by one, to see if it helps. Also, run a thorough AV scan, maybe Malwarebytes and CCleaner, the latter also with registry scan. For program uninstall I usually prefer Revo Uninstaller.

More and more programs come with attachments, it may be something as innocent as "an extra voice control", or whatever, came with a game, or something. Something that just simply came along with something... No need to be truly worried. But like you...
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Not known to me. You can probably get rid of the icon by right clicking your taskbar, choose Properties, then Customize.

But that will only get rid of the icon, at the most. Something / someone has got the icon there, and that you need to get rid of. Check what you have installed lately, uninstall them one by one, to see if it helps. Also, run a thorough AV scan, maybe Malwarebytes and CCleaner, the latter also with registry scan. For program uninstall I usually prefer Revo Uninstaller.

More and more programs come with attachments, it may be something as innocent as "an extra voice control", or whatever, came with a game, or something. Something that just simply came along with something... No need to be truly worried. But like you do, hopefully, take care of your teeth, pay some attention to your comp. 🙂
 
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