No power icon in the taskbar

[Farahan]

On the Acer Aspire I have Windows 7, which was recently installed on it. The problem is that on the laptop I can not find the power icon in the taskbar. I have tried enabling it by going in the properties of the taskbar, but I can not do it. The power icon is turned off and the button that allows to turn it on is grayed out. I've checked it with the net-book plugged in and on battery power and have the same issue. Any suggestions?

[Isaac1]

Well, have you ever tried rebooting the system. Sometimes a simple restart may restore the icon for you. If that is not possible then you can go for the below method.

• Right click on the Taskbar
• Then after this click on Properties.
• Make a click on the Notification Area tab.
• Then check or uncheck the options as per the requirement.

[Gusgr8]

You can try the Local Group Policy for enabling the power icon in the taskbar.

1. First of all open the Local Group Policy Editor.
2. Then in the left pane, click on User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Start Menu>Taskbar.
3. Now for the power icon, in the right pane, right click on Remove the battery meter and click on Properties.
4. To Enable the Power Icon, dot should be disabled or it should be not configured. After this click on OK.
5. At last close the Local Group Policy Editor.

[need Tos]

This solution is to be followed only when the above two fails. Actually I was about to post somewhat similar solutions, but yes my colleagues have done a wonderful job by giving the easiest solutions. I am happy for them. Do this after the failure of the above two. Here it is:

• Download this first Enable_Power.reg
• Click on Save, and save the .reg file.
• Right click on the .reg file and click on Merge.
• Now click on the Run button in the Security Warning pop-up.
• After this click on Continue, Yes, and then OK when prompted.
• When you are done with this the .reg file can be deleted.
• At last log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply the changes.