XP: Display Volume Icon in the System Tray

Contributor Icon Contributed by AlexTheBeast Date Icon December 10, 2003  
Tag Icon Tagged: Windows

By default Xp does not show the volume icon in the system tray. This explains how to display it.




If you have category view of the control panel enabled:

1. Click Start
2. Click Control Panel
3. Click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices
4. Click Change the speaker settings
5. Click Place volume icon in the taskbar
6. Click OK

If you have the classic view of the control panel enabled:

1. Click Start
2. Click Control Panel
3. Double-click Sounds and Audio Devices
4. Click Place volume icon in the taskbar
5. Click OK

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  • Joseph Marouny
    Still not showing
  • Mike
    Same problem, however someone else told me to un-check the box apply it then check it again. Worked
  • vasim
    Worked for me..thanks
  • rickandkez
    the volume icon in the taskbar is missing, that is my ONLY problem, I HAVE sound, I have everything else, I can even adjust the volume using realtek, that icon is there, its just that little grey volume icon that is missing, its always the way, the only icon I use, its really handy because i listen 2 a lot of music and use it a lot to turn up and down, folks i have took the computer back to factoy settings TWICE, still no volume icon, on the verge of binning this machine because of this, have tried everything, not a lot gets the better of me but this 1 has, have been through a lot with the machine, sorted every problem, but this...............
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