How to Enable or Disable Windows Update Status Taskbar Notification Expanse Icon in Windows 10

The Windows Update Condition icon in the taskbar notification expanse was first introduced in the Windows x April 2018 Update (version 1803).

By default, the Windows Update Status notification icon will only bear witness on the taskbar when there is a alert or alert about Windows Update showing on the Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update page.

You can click/tap on the Windows Update Status icon to open up the Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update page.

You can right click on the Windows Update Condition icon, information technology will open up a context card to click/tap on bachelor options. The available options volition vary depending on what the warning or alarm is for, simply tin be: Restart now, Schedule restart, Download at present, Open up Windows Update, and Hide for now.

If you lot adopt to non to see the Windows Update Status icon, you lot can disable it.

This tutorial will show you lot how to enable or disable the Windows Update Condition icon in the taskbar notification area for your account or all users in Windows ten.

Contents


  • Option One: Temporarily Hide Windows Update Condition Icon for Current User
  • Pick Ii: Enable or Disable Windows Update Condition Icon for Current User
  • Pick Three: Enable or Disable Windows Update Condition Icon for All Users

EXAMPLE: "Windows Update Status" icon in the taskbar notification area
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OPTION ONE

Temporarily Hide Windows Update Status Icon for Current User

1 Right click or press and hold on the Windows Update Status icon, and click/tap on Hide for now. (see screenshot below)

This will temporarily hide the Windows Update Status icon until the next time you get a alert or alert notification for Windows Update.

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OPTION TWO

Enable or Disable Windows Update Status Icon for Electric current User

1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Personalization icon.

2 Click/tap on Taskbar on the left side, and click/tap on the Select which icons announced on the taskbar link under Notification area on the right side. (run into screenshot below)

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3 Practice footstep 4 (enable) or step 5 (disable) below for what yous want.

iv To Enable Windows Update Status Icon for Current User

This is the default setting.

A) Plow on either Windows Update Status or Always show all icons in the notification expanse for what you want, and go to step 6. (see screenshots below)

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5 To Disable Windows Update Condition Icon for Current User

A) Turn off Always show all icons in the notification area. (see screenshot beneath)

B) Plow off Windows Update Status, and go to step 6.

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vi You tin can now close Settings if you like.

Selection THREE

Enable or Disable Windows Update Status Icon for All Users


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The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings

TrayIconVisibility DWORD

<delete> = Enable
0 = Disable

one Do step 2 (enable) or footstep 3 (disable) below for what y'all would like to practise.

ii To Enable Windows Update Status Icon for All Users

This is the default setting. It will allow users to be able to apply Option One or Option 2.

A) Click/tap on the Download button beneath to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_Windows_Update_Status_notification_icon_for_all_users.reg

Download

3 To Disable Windows Update Condition Icon for All Users

This will override Option Ane and Selection Two.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Windows_Update_Status_notification_icon_for_all_users.reg

Download

iv Save the .reg file to your desktop.

v Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

six When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yep (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

vii Restart the computer to apply.

viii You can at present delete the downloaded .reg file if you similar.

That'due south it,
Shawn

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