Fix the loss of the OneDrive icon on the taskbar in Windows 10

For many people using computers running on Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, Xbox One, Microsoft Surface or Windows Phone tablets, interacting with OneDrive is an important task and is done daily.OneDrive is a free and available hosting service for all Microsoft user accounts.It offers a seamless cloud data storage plan for a very convenient experience, especially if you use OneDrive from a Microsoft device.

In Windows 10, the regular OneDrive icon will be displayed on the left side of the taskbar.This icon can be considered a portal into the rich features that the OneDrive service is providing.However, for some reason, some times you see this icon disappear from the taskbar, making your access to OneDrive much more limited.Here are the steps to take if you see the OneDrive icon know that it lost from your taskbar.

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Turn on the icon in the system tray (System tray)

This method can also be applied to any program icon that is missing from your taskbar.

Right-click on your taskbar and select the Taskbar settings option.

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In the Taskbar settings window, scroll down to the notifications area section . Select the option select which icon appears on taskbar.

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Check the status of the toggle switch next to Microsoft OneDrive.If it is off, click to reactivate.

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Unhide the OneDrive icon

This error occurs usually because the OneDrive icon is accidentally hidden.This is a relatively common phenomenon in Windows 10, especially when you put too many icons on the taskbar.To check if this is the case when the OneDrive icon is accidentally hidden on your system, click the show hidden icons icon on the taskbar.This is an icon with an up arrow, located on the left side of the taskbar.When you click on this icon, the system will display all the icons that are hidden on the taskbar.If your OneDrive is hidden, it will also appear in this section.In the case of the illustration below, OneDrive is not hidden.

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Restart OneDrive

If the above measures still can't help solve the problem, you can try the third option, which is to restart OneDrive.Restarting OneDrive will help fix the problem if the cause of the problem stems from the OneDrive cache being broken.Follow these steps to restart your OneDrive:

Press Win + R key combination to open the Run window. Copy and paste the text below into the search box and click OK .

 % localappdata% MicrosoftOneDriveonedrive.exe / reset 

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Wait about two minutes to see if the OneDrive icon appears again.If not, repeat the process using the path below:

 % localappdata% MicrosoftOneDriveonedrive.exe 

This fix will definitely make the OneDrive icon appear again on your taskbar.

Check policy settings (Policy Settings)

If even rebooting can't solve the problem, there is a final way that you must check the policy settings on the system.Sometimes it can be a problem caused by third-party applications or anti-tracking programs running on the system.These factors can often affect and create changes on the operating system, as well as disable the OneDrive icon.At that time, testing policy settings does one thing to do.

To check the Group Policy Editor on Windows 10, and then find and resolve any modifications made by a third-party program on OneDrive, follow these steps:

Press Win + R key combination to open the Run window, type keyword gpedit.msc in the search box and press Enter .

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Navigate to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components .Double clicking on the OneDrive option appears in the right pane.

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Right-click the option Prevent the Usage of OneDrive for File Storage and then click Edit .

Make sure you have selected one of the following for your policy settings, which are: Not Configured or Disabled . Click Apply and then OK .

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Restart your computer and the problem will be solved.

summary

Although the loss of the OneDrive icon on the taskbar can be annoying for many people, it can be solved very easily with any of the methods mentioned above.Try the simple options first.Good luck!

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