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  1. Posts : 68,665
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #30

    You're most welcome. :)
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  2. Posts : 11
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #31

    Brink said:
    Hello Doctorjellybean, :)

    Yes, you sure can.

    The notification area icons cache for each user account is located as the IconStreams and PastIconsStream binary values in the registry key below.

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify

    You can export these two registry values as your backup.

    To restore them, you would have to kill the "explorer" process, merge the exported .reg files, and restart the computer to apply. If you like, using the "Restart Explorer with Pause" from the added context menu below can help make it easy to kill "explorer".

    Restart Explorer Context Menu - Add in Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials
    Would it be possible to export those entries using either a batch file or from the Context Menu?
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  3. Posts : 68,665
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #32

    Hello Doctorjellybean, :)

    If you like, you could use the command below in a .bat file to export the "TrayNotify" key that would include those values for your backup. It will export a "NotificationAreaIconscache.reg" file to your desktop.

    Code:
    REG EXPORT "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify" "%userprofile%\Desktop\NotificationAreaIconscache.reg"
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  4. Posts : 11
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #33

    I've just tried it, perfect. Thank you.

    I'd like to change the output location from Desktop to a specified folder, e.g. F:\_New System :)
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  5. Posts : 68,665
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #34

    Sure, you can do that.

    You would just need to change part of the command bolded in red above to the full path you want the .reg file exported to instead.

    For example:

    Code:
    REG EXPORT "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify" "F:\_New System\NotificationAreaIconscache.reg"
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  6. Posts : 11
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #35

    Thank you again, that works.

    Now I'll try and stop bugging you :)
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  7. Posts : 68,665
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #36

    You're most welcome. :)

    It's never a bother.
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  8. Posts : 17
    W10 W8.1 W7
       #37

    Brink said:
    Hello Doctorjellybean, :)

    Yes, you sure can.

    The notification area icons cache for each user account is located as the IconStreams and PastIconsStream binary values in the registry key below.

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify

    You can export these two registry values as your backup.

    To restore them, you would have to kill the "explorer" process, merge the exported .reg files, and restart the computer to apply. If you like, using the "Restart Explorer with Pause" from the added context menu below can help make it easy to kill "explorer".

    Restart Explorer Context Menu - Add in Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials
    Hi shawn, would it work to import those 2 keys into another (new) users ntuser.dat ?
    I checked the keys from my and the new account susi where I enabled the icons via settings.

    The diff looks like the png attached:

    Reset Notification Area Icons in Windows 10-2020-05-29-15_11_28-start.png
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  9. Posts : 68,665
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #38

    5ggggg said:
    Hi shawn, would it work to import those 2 keys into another (new) users ntuser.dat ?
    I checked the keys from my and the new account susi where I enabled the icons via settings.

    The diff looks like the png attached:

    Reset Notification Area Icons in Windows 10-2020-05-29-15_11_28-start.png
    Hello,

    You could import to another computer, but it's not recommended unless you have the exact same icons available on the other computer to avoid an invalid icon showing.
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  10. Posts : 17
    W10 W8.1 W7
       #39

    Hello, can you tell us roughly the logic behind
    "PromotedIconCache"
    "IconStreams"
    "PastIconsStream"
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