

Worryingly, another Reddit user suggests that: “News and interests causes this when its disabled. I’m assuming it’s because it forces the taskbar to be redrawn.” After the taskbar is redrawn, toggle the setting again. Toggle the setting for ‘Use small taskbar buttons’. However, there are also reports claiming that just turning off the News widget on the taskbar will cure the icon corruption issues, a much simpler fix.Ī possible workaround is described by ‘old_old_geek’ on Reddit: “After booting has finished, right click on the taskbar and select Taskbar settings. Several potential easy fixes for the issue have been pointed out though, and one we’ve already mentioned: simply uninstall KB5003214. Of course, preview updates are still in testing, so it’s not surprising that there might be problems – though these sound like some particularly frustrating niggles to still be left in at this point. There are also some users experiencing display scaling issues which could be related to KB5003214, and again there’s a thread on Reddit where folks are complaining about the icon for the new feature looking fuzzy or out of focus. While this bug appeared during a large feature update, it can happen at random as well, and we hope we fixed your problem.A denizen of Reddit also reported ‘graphical issues’ with the taskbar’s system tray being messed up, or even vanishing entirely. If the app in question is off, turn it on.


Many third-party apps can cause this issue including DataCrypt, for example. Don't overlook this area, especially if there's an app listed you know could be the problem. If it is on, turn it off, then back on again.įinally, scroll down to see Background apps and make sure the important ones are on Settings and Windows Security.Īdditionally, turn on or off any other apps you want notifications for. Scroll down the left side and find Background Apps.įind Let apps run in the background on the right and verify that it's on or blue. Scroll down the right side and verify Show notifications on the lock screen is checked, or blue.Ĭlick Home on the Control Panel and click on Privacy. Go to Start > Control Panel > System > Notifications & actions. We want to verify that Notifications are on. TIP: Hard to fix Windows Problems? Repair/Restore Missing Windows OS Files Damaged by Malware with a few clicks
