No Windows Security icon on Windows 10 Home?


  1. Darkstrike
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    Windows 10 Professional 64-bit
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    No Windows Security icon on Windows 10 Home?


    Hi all,

    I don't have the computer here at the moment as it's not mine, so I can't provide logs, but I just did an in-place upgrade with a Media Creation Tool USB on a Win7 Home machine to Win10 Home. Everything seems OK, but there is no Windows Defender Security icon down near the clock?

    I've checked....the icon is not disabled or hidden in the taskbar settings, an 'sfc /scannow' found issues and repaired them, DISM scans found no issues. I restarted it after each, but still no Windows Defender icon?

    I can still get to the Windows Defender/Security settings to run scans, etc from the Search box and scans run and settings and functions all work there....there just isn't a Defender icon, which means my friend wouldn't be able to see if there was an issue with that piece of software.

    Any ideas how to get it back? I've done Win7 to Win10 upgrades this way MANY times and this is the first time that I've seen this happen. I also ran Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and HitmanPro scans and neither found any issues.

    Thanks for any suggestions!
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  3. dalchina
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    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
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    Hi, check the status of this:
    No Windows Security icon on Windows 10 Home?-1.jpg
    How to Remove the Windows Defender Icon From Your Notification Area
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  4. Darkstrike
    Posts : 292
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    Pretty sure it's there and listed as enabled, but not 100% certain. I'll get him to check today and reply back...
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  6. dalchina
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    Also see:
    Windows Defender Icon Not Found in System Tray (Notification Area) - Tech Journey
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  7. Try3
    Posts : 16,948
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
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    Hide or Show WD icon - TenForumsTutorials
    Make WD icon show in SystemTray [#4,#5 Bree solution] - TenForums

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