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Battery icon missing from Taskbar; Power button setting grayed out in Windows 11/10

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If the Windows Laptop Battery icon is missing from the Taskbar and the Power button System icon setting is grayed out, then this post will show you how to fix it.

Windows 11/10 is a pretty feature-rich operating system. However, some people have faced different issues after upgrading to Windows 11/10. After upgrading or after installing Windows Updates, if you do not see the battery icon on the Taskbar, here is a simple fix. If you are using Windows 8.1/8/7, you can quickly show or hide system icons. But in Windows 11 and Windows 10, you have to navigate a different path to find out the options.

Laptop Battery icon missing from Taskbar

Before getting started with this tutorial, you should know that this is applicable only for laptop users. Other versions may have the same option but in a different location.

Windows 10

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  1. Open the Settings panel of Windows 10. Just press Win+I to open it.
  2. Here, you will see Personalization. Click on it.
  3. Under Personalization, Taskbar should be visible.
  4. Scroll down a little bit on your right-hand side to find out Turn system icons on or off under Notification area.
  5. On the next popup window, you will find some buttons next to Clock, Volume, Network, etc.
  6. You will also see a button next to Power. It is black in color, just toggle that button to turn it On.

The change will affect immediately.

Windows 11

Battery icon missing from Taskbar

If the Battery icon is missing from the Taskbar of Windows 11:

  1. Right-click on the Taskbar
  2. Select Taskbar settings
  3. Taskbar Personalization Settings will open
  4. Scroll down and click on Taskbar corner overflow
  5. Locate the Power icon
  6. Ensure that the toggle is turned On

The battery icon will now be visible in the taskbar.

If you are unable to do this, and the Power button is grayed out as shown below, then do the following.

Power button setting grayed out

Power button System icon setting grayed out in Windows

Open the Device Manager. You can press Win + X and select Device Manager. After opening it, you will see this window:

Windows Device Manager

Expand Batteries. You can find two different options.

  • Microsoft AS Adapter
  • Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery

Right-click on both of them and select Disable. Now, again right-click on them and select Enable.

Battery icon or Power button is grayed out in Settings Panel

Having done this, restart your PC and check.

You should be able to get the battery icon or the power icon on your Taskbar.

This procedure can work on Windows 11 and Windows 10 as well.

AnandK@TWC

Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a 10-year Microsoft MVP (2006-16) & a Windows Insider MVP (2016-2022). Please read the entire post & the comments first, create a System Restore Point before making any changes to your system & be careful about any 3rd-party offers while installing freeware.