Hi,
I am Sumit, an Independent Advisor and a 2-Year Windows Insider MVP here to help.
This is a common problem in Windows 10.
Right-click the Taskbar>Task Manager>Processes tab>Locate Windows Explorer, right-click it and click Restart,
Battery Icon Missing from Taskbar - Windows 10
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The icon displaying battery life percentage, whether my computer is charging, battery plan and power savings mode in the taskbar is missing. It is usually present in the bottom right next to the date but I can't see it anymore and it is not in the icon "^" that displays more either.
I have also opened display settings > Turn system icons on and off. Power is on and greyed out but not displaying in the corner. I found that I can see the battery percentage in the display settings > Battery overview but I'm hoping this is a temporary fix since this is a bit clunky and slow.
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Sleep and Power on, off
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Anonymous
2019-01-15T02:55:33+00:00
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Anonymous
2019-01-15T10:11:34+00:00 Hi Abby,
Open Device Manager (accessible by right clicking your Start Button)
Expand the Batteries section
For each device in that section:
Right click and choose Disable
Then right click and choose Enable
Close Device Manager
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Anonymous
2019-04-12T04:36:21+00:00 Hi,
I am Sumit, an Independent Advisor and a 2-Year Windows Insider MVP here to help.
This is a common problem in Windows 10.
Right-click the Taskbar>Task Manager>Processes tab>Locate Windows Explorer, right-click it and click Restart,
It worked ! Thanks
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Anonymous
2019-07-19T05:16:27+00:00 Hi,
I am Sumit, an Independent Advisor and a 2-Year Windows Insider MVP here to help.
This is a common problem in Windows 10.
Right-click the Taskbar>Task Manager>Processes tab>Locate Windows Explorer, right-click it and click Restart,
Hi Sumit,
Thanks! The method worked for me as well but I have to do this every time I boot up my device.
Is there any permanent fix so that the battery icon stays even when I perform multiple reboots?
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Anonymous
2019-01-15T00:27:51+00:00 Hi Abby, I'm Graeme, an independent adviser here to help.
Firstly, I would see if the troubleshooter fixes the issue. Click Start and type "troubleshoot" then select the first result. Scroll down and choose Power. This may resolve the issue.
Otherwise, try resetting your power plan to default settings:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/43774-reset...
Lastly, if the icon still isn't showing up, try reinstalling your battery driver through Device Manager:
- Press Windows Key+X and choose Device Manager.
- Find your battery in the list.
- Right-click it and choose Update Driver.
- If that doesn't work, try uninstalling it and then scan for hardware changes to reinstall the driver.
You could also see if the System File Checker helps:
- Click Start and type cmd.
- Right-click Command Prompt and run it as administrator.
- Type sfc /scannow
- Press Enter.
Please let me know if you need further support! Thanks!
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