In most cases, this method should work on Windows 10 or earlier Operating Systems. This is a straightforward method to bring back the missing volume icon from the taskbar if someone or system settings disabled the view. Make sure that the volume icon is set to show in the notification area. This will directly open the control box where we can enable and disable the icons in the notification bar. Search for ‘ Turn system icons on or off’ from Windows search and click on it. Methods to Show Missing Volume Icon on Windows 10 or 8.1 Method 1: Let’s try from the Settings up Recently I faced this same issue after upgrading my Windows 10 and one of the following methods helped to solve it.
There are several methods available to fix this issue, but we will start with the basic method and then move to the advanced steps. This could be possibly by system registry/files corruption or sound driver issues by Windows updates or even it was accidentally disabled by someone. For some reasons, the sound icon on the notification area may not appear.