Windows Defender Not Showing In Tray

Everytime i restart or power on my computer i always have to manually show windows defender on my system tray icons, how do i turn it on so it's always there?

You said:

So I presume that you are right clicking the taskbar, clicking Properties, clicking the Customize button in the properties which opens PC Settings, and then you click on "Select which icons appear on the taskbar" and slide Windows Defender's slider to the on position but it keeps resetting?

It resets after a restart.

Running Windows 10: Home

Windows Defender is built into Windows 10. Under settings it can be found under update and security. If you click on it, the icon will automatically show in your taskbar, then lock the taskbar and it should stay.

Brink said:

Hello Grimmrace, and welcome to Ten Forums.

The tutorial below should let you have the Windows Defender notification area icon show now. :)

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html

Thanks Brink... that did it for me. I clicked on the download...checked the hidden icons, and there it was.

Brink said:

Hello Grimmrace, and welcome to Ten Forums.

The tutorial below should let you have the Windows Defender notification area icon show now. :)

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html

Brink,

Seems (for me anyway) that running the file to 'show' the Defender icon in the Task Bar/Tray makes it 'hide'. I've been looking at the actual text of the change registry keys and the one labeled to "show" the icon has " -hide" as the last item.

I'm confused, but then my gray hair indicates that it might be easier for the older fellow to get confused more easily.

Cheers,

Nolan K.