Speaker icon in Notification Area has a tooltip but isn't visible

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After starting my computer, I noticed that the gap between network connection and language should be speaker icon:

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When I move the mouse over the space the hint shows that this is a speaker icon and clickable. It just doesn't show the icon. How can I fix this?

Ver Nick says Reinstate Monica

Posted 2019-01-01T16:15:31.043

Reputation: 123

This is possibly due to Windows not detecting any sound cards/devices on your PC. Try opening "Device Manager" from start menu and seeing if there are any sound devices detected – rahuldottech – 2019-01-01T16:18:34.703

@rahuldottech Yes, I have speakers connected. – Ver Nick says Reinstate Monica – 2019-01-01T16:20:19.317

@TwistyImpersonator I did. It shows the icon, but I don't why it didn't show it before. – Ver Nick says Reinstate Monica – 2019-01-01T16:24:13.993

Answers

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Log out and back in Windows. If that doesn't fix it, restart the computer.

System Tray icons disappearing, multiplying, or exhibiting other weird behavior has been a problem as long as the System Tray (a.k.a. "Notification Area") has existed in Windows. The reasons are many, but logging out or restarting almost always solves the problem.

I say Reinstate Monica

Posted 2019-01-01T16:15:31.043

Reputation: 21 477

If your using Windows, reboot,reboot,reboot! – Moab – 2019-01-01T21:38:13.993