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Power Status icon in taskbar

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by lbarenblat

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I have Windows XP. I have always had my power status show, whether battery or plug, and the % in a green icon, to the left of the circle with the arrow that shows or hides what is in the notification tray.

I clicked on it and for some reason told it to go away. I cannot figure out how to make it come back. I see in the power management where you can tell the icon to show in the tray, but i can't figure out how to get it back on the taskbar.

Any help on getting it back?

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by hal 9000

Then select Power Options and once that is open click on the Advanced Tab and tick Show in Task Bar.

Then OK the change and exit out of the Power Option Box by clicking on OK till you are back to the Control Panel and you should see the Power Option Icon in the Task Bar.

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by dariogar

I have a somewhat similar issue with Vista. Except the power icon just appears and reappears when it wants to. I check the taskbar properties when it is not visible, and the option to show the power bar is grayed out. I can't check off the box. But after a reboot sometimes, the option is restored and the power bar is displayed again. I don't know why it does this, and can not keep the icon there permanantly. It is frustrating, because I use it on battery often and have no way of knowing how much juice I have until it is almost critical. Then have to scramble for the power cord. Any tips out there for me?

by seanferd

You may need to set it there. If it is already set, turn it off, then back on.

If that doesn't help, maybe someone else has an idea.

Can you expand the system tray to see it, or is it entirely non-present?

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