How to fix Windows Security icon disappearing from Taskbar

What if the Windows Security icon disappears from the Taskbar? It is not necessarily that your computer is attacked by a virus, but it can be due to many reasons such as corrupted system files, incorrect startup settings, etc. If your computer is experiencing an error where the Windows Security icon disappears from the Taskbar, please refer to the article below.

Show Windows Security icon via Settings Startup

Step 1:

Press Windows + I to open Settings , then press App to adjust.

Step 2:

Switch to the new interface, users click on Startup to adjust the computer startup application.

At this point, users just need to enable Windows Security Notification to display the Windows Security icon in the Taskbar.

Show Windows Security icon via Settings Taskbar

Step 1:

We also access the settings on the computer, then click on Personalization to adjust.

Step 2:

Users continue to click on Taskbar to readjust the Taskbar on the computer.

In the interface, the user then clicks on Other system tray icons to adjust the icon displayed in the system tray.

Step 3:

Now turn on the Windows Security notification icon option .

Add SecurityHealthSystray to Startup folder

One way to fix the Windows Security icon missing from the system tray is to add SecurityHealthSystray to the Startup folder.

Step 1:

You open File Explorer and navigate to the path C:\Windows\System32 .

At this interface you find the SecurityHealthSystray.exe file in the folder.

Step 2:

Right- click on this file and select Create Shortcut to create a shortcut.

Step 3:

Press Windows + R key combination then type shell:startup and press OK.

Copy the desktop shortcut for SecurityHealthSystray that you created and paste it into this Shortcut folder .

After making the changes you need to restart your computer. Windows will add the Windows Security icon to the system tray.