Fix Invisible Icons Pinned On Taskbar in Windows 10

The option to pin the most used apps to your Windows 10 taskbar turns out to be extremely useful. This is especially good for those who do not want to save too many shortcuts on their desktop, but yet want quick access to their favorite apps. This saves a lot of time that you would otherwise spend on searching the app.

However, there’s a flip side to this too. Apparently, the pinned apps can sometimes go invisible mysteriously causing a lot of confusion. While the app may open, the taskbar icons are not seen o the taskbar despite the fact there’s a dark reserved space for the icon. So, how do we fix this issue?

Let’s see how.

Method 1: Using The Settings App

Step 1: Click on the Start button on your desktop and select Settings from the context menu, located above the Power option.

Step 2: In the Settings window, click on Apps.

Step 3: In the Apps window, click n the Default Apps window on the left side. Then on the right side of the pane, scroll down and under the Reset to the Microsoft recommended defaults section, click on Reset. This will reset all the applications to default.

This should resolve your missing pinned icons problem, however, if it doesn’t, you can try the 2nd method.

Method 2: By Creating A .Bat File

Step 1: Copy the below mentioned code and paste it into a notepad:

DEL /F /S /Q /A "%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\*"

REG DELETE HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband /F

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe

start explorer.exe

Step 2: Now, save this file as a .bat file on your desired location and select Save as type field as All Files. You can save it with any name, but make sure to add .bat in the end. For instance, we named it as clearpinned.bat and saved it on Desktop. Click on Save to save the file.

Step 3: Now, double-click on the saved .bat file to run the code. This will get your pinned icons back.

That’s all. Your pinned icons should be visible now on the taskbar.

Madhuparna

I find passion in writing Tech articles around Windows PC and softwares