how do I kick notifications icon from tray

zivshosh said:

This is strange: I don't have taskbar under start in personalization
maybe it will come with windows updates?
or should I enable something somewhere?
thanks

That is strange, it should be there. First thing I must suggest is to do a Restart, I know it probably won't help but you have to try it
When you right click on the Taskbar and select Settings is it the same result
You could try creating a shortcut to the TaskBar settings and see if you get the same result. The shortcut is actually handy for when you might need to hide the TaskBar for a while but not permanently, it saves a few clicks
Taskbar Settings shortcut - Create in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

Good luck :)

Try the Taskbar Settings shortcut I linked to, it should take you directly where you want to be

Fast Startup - Turn On or Off in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

Fast startup (aka: hiberboot, hybrid boot, or hybrid shutdown) is turned on by default in Windows and is a setting that helps your PC start up faster after shutdown. Even faster than hibernate. Windows does this by saving an image of the Windows kernel and loaded drivers to the hiberfile (C:\hiberfil.sys) upon shutdown so when you start your PC again, Windows simply loads the hiberfile (C:\hiberfil.sys) into memory to resume your PC instead of restarting it

You need to Restart to get a 'fresh' start and hopefully fix glitches