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Learn how to fix Taskbar Icons Missing or Not Responding in Windows 11.
The problem is that taskbar icons are missing, unresponsive, or frozen on Windows 10 or 11. Try these simple and easy nine solutions to use icons normally in the Taskbar. How to bring back the missing taskbar and desktop icons in Windows 11?

00:00 intro
00:23 Change Takbar Behavior
00:46 Add Apps in Taskbar
01:10 Restart Windows Explorer
02:10 Clear the icon cache
02:33 Run System File Checks
03:04 Uninstall Windows Update
03:28 Update Windows 11
03:45 Delete the IrrisService Registry Key
04:45 Turn off Animation Effects

Here are the possible factors that impact Taskbar icons on your Windows PC.

1. Windows Explorer issues
2. Damaged system files
3. Third-Party Application Interference
4. System Configuration Issues

Solution 1: Change Taskbar behavior

If you don’t see the taskbar, click on Windows and I keys to launch the Settings app on your Windows PC. Then click on Personalization. Scroll down to the Taskbar and click on it.

Afterward, go to the taskbar behaviours and uncheck the checkbox next to Automatically hide the Taskbar. That’s it.

If no apps are available in the Taskbar, you must add them manually. To do so, open the Start menu and right-click the app icon.

Then, select the Pin to Taskbar option. You can also type the app in the search box, right click, and select the Pin to Taskbar option.

Repeat the same steps to pin apps to the taskbar. That’s it.

If your taskbar icons turn invisible or freeze, Restart Windows Explorer.

There are three ways to open the task manager. Press the Windows and R keys together and type taskmgr. Then, press OK to open the task manager.

Alternatively, you can press the control, shift, and escape keys together to open the task manager.

You can also press Control, Alt, and Delete to do the same thing. Use any method to open the task manager and follow the next steps.

Scroll to search for Windows Explorer. Right-click on Windows Explorer and select the restart option.

Wait for the restart process to complete. Check if the problem is fixed.

If the Taskbar becomes partially unresponsive, Restart your computer.

Press the Alt and F4 keys to open the shutdown window and select the Restart option.

Wait for the restart process to complete.

If the taskbar icons are clickable but still don’t work correctly, like after clicking, nothing happens, then clear the Icon Cache.

Launch the file explorer and open the folder by typing the path displayed on the video screen.

C:\Users\[Your User Name]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer.

After that, select and delete all files starting with “iconcache_”

Then, restart your Windows computer to rebuild the icon cache. That’s it.

Sometimes, Taskbar icons may not respond because of corrupted files. To fix it, Run System File Checks.

Press the Windows and R keys on your keyboard and type cmd. Afterward, press Ctrl, Shift, Enter to open the command prompt as an admin.

sfc /scannow

Type the command displayed on the video screen. Now, let’s re-register the Taskbar.

Wait for the process to complete and then restart your device.

Uninstall the Windows Update

Press the Windows R keys to open the run dialog, type appwiz.cpl, and hit the ok button.

Then, click on View Installed Updates on the left sidebar. The recent updates are available here. Check their installation date, select them, and uninstall.

After that, restart your PC and check if it works. If not, update Windows 11.

To do so, open the settings app and click on Windows Update. Then, click the check for update button and wait until your device checks for a new update.

If an update is available, click on the download and install button. That’s it.

Delete the IrrisService Registry Key

Open the task manager, click on File, Run New Task, and type regedit. Then, hit the ok button.

Now, go to HKEY CURRENT USER, SOFTWARE, MICROSOFT, WINDOWS, AND THEN Current version.

Find the Iris service registry key. Before deleting it, create a backup. Right-click on it and select the export option. Your PC may ask you to choose a file location to store this backup. Please select the file and save it.

At last, click on Irisservice and select the delete option. Again, select Yes to confirm.

Afterward, restart your PC and check if the Taskbar is working correctly.

If you’re using virtual desktops, and suddenly the taskbar icons stop working, don’t worry. Just go ahead and turn off Animation Effects.

To do so, open the settings app and click on accessibility.

Click on visual effects. And turn off the toggle next to Animation effects. That’s it.

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