I found the fix in Tweak UI.
In " Taskbar & Start " menu, the "show taskbar notification icons"
box was unchecked. I checked the box, rebooted and the icons returned.
Thanks for all of the effort.
BogeyMan
No, I didn't touch the registry.
There was an "icon" just to the imediate left of the "clock" upon which I inadvertently clicked. The "notification area" disappeared.
I have no idea what happened.
When the IT administrator logs on to my pc, the notification area is visible. It appears that...