How to Activate the Windows 10 ‘Volume’ Icon on the Taskbar

The Windows 10 system offered by the Microsoft company has extensive tools or options that facilitate user interaction through an interface of windows and bars. The sound control It is one of these options; Therefore, here we show you how to activate the Windows 10 ‘volume’ icon on the taskbar.

How to activate the volume icon based on the reason why it does not appear?

Generally, Windows 10 presents a default configuration when it is installed on the computer. However, the user can customize all components, applications and other utilities according to your preferences and needs.

You may want to turn on the volume icon. Some of the reasons why the volume bar does not appear in Windows stem from the unintentional removal of icons, the default configuration changes and the problems with the sound drivers that induce certain inconveniences in the system plugins.

If the icon is hidden

If the icon is hidden there may be a system plugins error which prevents the taskbar from displaying correctly. Therefore, it is recommended that you press the Windows + X keys, choose the Windows Power Shell option and type the following commands by pressing the ‘Enter’ key for each line.

• sfc /scannow
• dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth
• dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
• dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

If the problem persists, then you should check your system settings as the volume icon may be disabled. Next, we explain the steps you must continue to customize taskbar from Windows 10 settings.

Customizing your taskbar from settings

Firstly, access the settings using the start button clicking on the cogwheel icon. Next, locate the ‘Personalization’ option and click on ‘Taskbar’. Find the ‘Notification area’ and press ‘Select the icons that will appear on the taskbar’.

Then you can choose to activate all available icons for the notification area or just find the option ‘Volume’. To the right of it, check ‘Activated’ and this icon will immediately appear on your taskbar.

From ‘Task Manager’ to restore lost icons

To restore the lost icons, right click on the taskbar so that you can access the ‘Task Manager’. Later, locate the ‘Windows Explorer’, press the right mouse button on it and select the ‘Restart’ option. In this way, you will rescue the missing icons on taskbar.

With the help of the registry editor

You can also use the registry editor to recover volume icon and other missing icons on the taskbar. To achieve this, press the key combination Windows + R. Then, follow this path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Policies Explorer

Press the right mouse button on the value ‘HideSCAVolume’ and in the new window write the number 0 right in the box that corresponds to the ‘Value information‘. Finally, click on the ‘OK’ button.

Updating the sound drivers

Often times, it is necessary to update the sound drivers to prevent them from occurring errors during system execution. To carry out the process of updating the sound drivers you have two options: resort to installing the driver manually from the manufacturer’s website or take advantage of the automatic updates of Windows 10.

If you lean towards the alternative of automatic windows updatesMake sure you go into the system settings, click ‘Update and security’ to activate the updates and wait while Windows Update performs the whole process on its own.

Restarting the Windows 10 sound service

To restart the Windows 10 sound service you must access the system search engine and type ‘Services’, if you cannot find it, don’t worry, it is very easy to show and hide the Windows search engine.

Click on this application and you will immediately see the services console in a new window. Locate the option ‘Windows Audio’ and right click on it. Lastly, hit ‘restart’ and check if the problem has been resolved.

How to disable the notification sound when raising or lowering the volume of your PC?

If you prefer to disable the sound of the notification when raising or lowering the volume of your PC you should access the Windows 10 search engine and type ‘Control Panel’. Once you access this tool, select the option ‘Hardware and sound’.

Then click on ‘Sound’ and in the new window locate the ‘Sounds’ tab. In the category ‘Program events’, find the option ‘default beep’ and choose “None” right in the ‘Sounds’ section. Finally, press the ‘OK’ button.