Notification Area - System Icons

**Brink** · 11-16-2007

How to Enable or Disable the Notification Area System Icons in Vista

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**Brink** · 06-01-2008

Hi Cocksy_Boy,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

Sorry, but there is no way for a desktop without a backup UPS device.

You can easily create a Power Options shortcut and place it where you like for easy use though. For example, in Quick Launch.

1. Open the Control Panel (Classic View)
2. Right click on the Power Options icon.
3. Click on Create Shortcut.

This will create a Power Options shortcut on your desktop that you can move to where you like. You can also do this with any other icon in the Control Panel.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**Brink** · 06-01-2008

	Quote:	sirhc063
	no it used to show the power icon with or without being plugged in. i read something about a windows update messing it up but i havent had time to work on it recently....finals.

You can try to do a System Restore using a restore point dated before this happened to see if it can restore your laptop's power icon.

Shawn

cocksy_boy · 06-01-2008

Thanks Brink - I'll try to get used to doing i that way then!! Cheers!

**Brink** · 06-01-2008

Your welcome Cocksy_Boy.

In addition:
When you add a shortcut to Quick Launch (QL), the first 10 will automatically be assigned a keyboard shortcut for opening them to. You would press the Windows Key + a number between 1 to 0 to open the corresponding shortcut in QL.

Shawn

cocksy_boy · 06-01-2008

Ah yeah, I remeber seeing that somewhere else, but I'm yet to use it - maybe I'll start giving it a go!! Thanks again.

carebear · 06-17-2008

Brink,
Im sad, Ive tryed this a billion times and nothing has worked....my power button is still greyed out

**Brink** · 06-17-2008

Hi Carebear,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

The Power icon will not be available (ungrayed) unless your computer is a laptop running on battery power or a desktop plugged into a backup power UPS battery box.

This will show you how to create a Power Options shortcut that you can use instead for now. You can place it where you like for easy use. For example, the desktop or Quick Launch.

Power Options Desktop Shortcut

Hope this helps,
Shawn

jamdn · 06-17-2008

	Quote:	Brink
	Hi Joelp21, Welcome to Vista Forums. See if uninstalling your audio and network drivers from Device Manager and reinstalling them after a restart will help. Shawn

How do i do this- i have tryed everything!!

**Brink** · 06-17-2008

Hi Jamdn,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

What is your problem, and what did you want to do?

Shawn

jamdn · 06-17-2008

It used to be there but i dont know what happened i am the administrator of the laptop and it was there but now its not- i want the power adn volume if possible

11-16-2007
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP1 16,593 posts Texas, USA Rep Power: 150	Notification Area - System Icons How to Enable or Disable the Notification Area System Icons in Vista ... Click here to read the entire tutorial
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06-01-2008
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP1 16,593 posts Texas, USA Rep Power: 150	Re: Notification Area - System Icons Hi Cocksy_Boy, Welcome to Vista Forums. Sorry, but there is no way for a desktop without a backup UPS device. You can easily create a Power Options shortcut and place it where you like for easy use though. For example, in Quick Launch. 1. Open the Control Panel (Classic View) 2. Right click on the Power Options icon. 3. Click on Create Shortcut. This will create a Power Options shortcut on your desktop that you can move to where you like. You can also do this with any other icon in the Control Panel. Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

06-01-2008
cocksy_boy Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Vista Ultimate x86 3 posts Rep Power: 8	Re: Notification Area - System Icons Thanks Brink - I'll try to get used to doing i that way then!! Cheers!
My System Specs

06-01-2008
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP1 16,593 posts Texas, USA Rep Power: 150	Re: Notification Area - System Icons Your welcome Cocksy_Boy. In addition: When you add a shortcut to Quick Launch (QL), the first 10 will automatically be assigned a keyboard shortcut for opening them to. You would press the Windows Key + a number between 1 to 0 to open the corresponding shortcut in QL. Shawn
My System Specs

06-01-2008
cocksy_boy Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Vista Ultimate x86 3 posts Rep Power: 8	Re: Notification Area - System Icons Ah yeah, I remeber seeing that somewhere else, but I'm yet to use it - maybe I'll start giving it a go!! Thanks again.
My System Specs

06-17-2008
carebear Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista Home Premium 3 posts Rep Power: 3	Re: Notification Area - System Icons Brink, Im sad, Ive tryed this a billion times and nothing has worked....my power button is still greyed out
My System Specs

06-17-2008
jamdn Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista Home Basic 6 posts Rep Power: 3	Re: Notification Area - System Icons It used to be there but i dont know what happened i am the administrator of the laptop and it was there but now its not- i want the power adn volume if possible
My System Specs

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