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Windows 10 battery icon missing? Use the steps in this Itechguide to find or restore it.

If you use a desktop, the battery icon will NOT be available – it is only available on laptops.

Solution 1: Turn on the Power Toggle in Personalization 

The first step to try to restore a missing battery icon is to turn it on to show in the taskbar. Follow the steps below…

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  1. Right-click Start menu and select Settings.
Windows 10 Battery Icon Missing? Turn on the Power Toggle in Personalization
  1. Then, on Windows Settings, click Personalization.
Windows 10 Battery Icon Missing? Turn on the Power Toggle in Personalization
  1. On the left pane of Personalization settings screen, click Taskbar.
  1. Then, on Taskbar settings screen, scroll down to Notification area and click Turn system icons on or off.
  1. Finally, on the Turn system icons on or off settings screen, make sure that Power is turned On.
  1. Return to taskbar settings, scroll down to Notification area and click Select which icons appear on the taskbar.
  1. Then, on the Select which icons appear on the taskbar settings screen, ensure that Power is toggled Off (NOT On).

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Solution 2: Disable and Enable Battery in Device Manager

The steps in this section is required if Power toggle switch is grayed out in the Turn system icons on or off settings (see last section).

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  1. Right-click Start menu and select Device Manager.
  1. Then, expand Batteries category.
  1. Beneath the Batteries category, right-click Microsoft AC Adapter and select Disable device. You will receive a warning message.
  1. On the bottom left the warning message, click Yes. Repeat the same step for the second device beneath Batteries.
  1. Then, right-click each of the devices and select Enable device.
  1. When you complete the steps in this section, repeat the steps in Turn on the Power Toggle in Personalization (opens in a new browser tab).
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Conclusion

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Finally, for more Windows 10 fixes, visit our WINDOWS 10 FIXES page. You may also find our Work from Home page very helpful.

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