I hope one of the above methods would have helped you in getting back missing volume icon on Windows 10 or 8.1 desktop/laptop.What is ‘Volume Mixer not opening’ issue in Windows 10?
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Read Also: How to get back missing language bar in Windows 8 or 8.1 Method 2: Restart the Windows Explorer If this step doesn’t help, click on ‘Restore default icon behaviors’ which may bring back the missing icon. Make sure Volume icon is set ‘On’ as shown below, if not, enable it. Right-click near the clock on the notification area and select Properties. Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 users can try below method. In most cases, this method should work on Windows 10 or earlier Operating Systems. This is a straightforward method to bring back the missing volume icon from the taskbar if someone or system settings disabled the view. Make sure that the volume icon is set to show in the notification area. This will directly open the control box where we can enable and disable the icons in the notification bar. Search for ‘ Turn system icons on or off’ from Windows search and click on it. Methods to Show Missing Volume Icon on Windows 10 or 8.1 Method 1: Let’s try from the Settings up Recently I faced this same issue after upgrading my Windows 10 and one of the following methods helped to solve it. There are several methods available to fix this issue, but we will start with the basic method and then move to the advanced steps.
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This could be possibly by system registry/files corruption or sound driver issues by Windows updates or even it was accidentally disabled by someone. For some reasons, the sound icon on the notification area may not appear.