Hi there . Also try changing the option as to how the icons are shown in the Taskbar, Taskbar Buttons selection menu. Best regards, Leon But Chrome , Explorer etc aren't. My icons looked like yours. Re: Desktop Icons and Taskbar missing It is possible that you have a Resolution setting on your display that is higher than it can display correctly. Not sure how to describe the issue. Right click a clear spot on your desktop, select Properties, then Settings and reduce the Resolution slider to 1024x768, then click Okay and then Yes on the next window. missing some of name of files when minimize to taskbar in General Support I just upgraded my laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 10 so i have a little problem in my windows taskbar I cannot see full name of files when i minimize to taskbar. If you have a restore point before this happened see if you can restore that. Let's check out how. Can you tell me how to do this plz. This probleme occur since I install the new Norton anti-virus I belive and when I minimize my window or use MSN I don't see any button in the task bar...I have to click in task manager to re-open window already open. See if you find it there and simply delete it :-) Once you have deleted it, try clicking on it on the task bar, it should tell you that it can't open this item, just click Yes to remove it. You can move it to other sides of the screen, automatically hide it when you don't need it, or change the size of the icons. Icons in Taskbar disappearing. But they all show as a light gray line at bottom of folder & black on folder. I hadn't noticed that behavior until I read this post and unlocked the taskbar, then locked it again. It should be, if it's not then that is probably the reason you can't see the icons. 139914 My task bar icons are missing. To fix it I had to remove the Toolbar and add it again at which point it was all tight and not exposing icons. I have the folder names off and small icons on. If you don’t want to see some app in the right corner of the screen, disable it in the list. Edge shows correctly ( ie I can see it) & Mail is too. My windows button doesn't open. Hi, My computer's desktop is blank (black) with no desktop icons. And yes, you can manually rearrange this list by dragging icons on or off. I can not access settings (even using CTRL R -> ms-settings: OR right-clicking task-bar. It won’t disappear permanently. Look and see if the option to turn on Quick Launch is there. I have about 10 open windows on my taskbar, but almost none are visible. Return and click Turn system icons on or off link. Pin Apps to the Taskbar Windows will create a separate hidden list you can access by pressing arrow up on the taskbar.