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Outlook Application Icon Missing From The Windows Taskbar

The Outlook icon is missing from the Windows taskbar even though Outlook is running. This is caused when the "Hide When Minimized" option is enabled, which hides the Outlook icon when the main window is minimized. To resolve it, open Outlook, click the icon in the notification area, and uncheck "Hide When Minimized".

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Outlook Application Icon Missing From The Windows Taskbar

The Outlook icon is missing from the Windows taskbar even though Outlook is running. This is caused when the "Hide When Minimized" option is enabled, which hides the Outlook icon when the main window is minimized. To resolve it, open Outlook, click the icon in the notification area, and uncheck "Hide When Minimized".

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Outlook application icon missing from the Windows taskbar

Symptoms
When you examine the Windows taskbar, the Outlook icon is not displayed even though Outlook is running and there is an
Outlook icon in the notification area of the taskbar. The following figure demonstrates this problem.

Cause
This scenario occurs when you have enabled the Hide When Minimized option for Outlook and you minimize the main
Outlook window. This option is available when you click the Outlook icon in the notification area.
Resolution
To change your Outlook configuration so that the Outlook icon is displayed in the taskbar when Outlook is running, use the
following steps:

1. Start Outlook if it is not running.

2. Click the Outlook icon in the notification area.

3. Select Hide When Minimized.


More Information
The Hide When Minimized option is controlled by the following registry data.
Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Microsoft\office\x.0\Outlook\Preferences
DWORD: MinToTray
Values:

0 (or missing DWORD value) = Outlook icon displayed in the taskbar when Outlook is running
1 = Outlook icon is not displayed in the taskbar when Outlook is running and you minimize the Outlook window

NoteThe x.0 placeholder represents your version of Office (16.0 = Office 2016, 15.0 = Office 2013, 14.0 = Office 2010, 12.0 =
Office 2007, 11.0 = Office 2003).

Properties

Article ID: 2847732 - Last Review: Dec 8, 2015 - Revision: 1

Applies to

Outlook 2016, Microsoft Outlook 2013, Microsoft Outlook 2010, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

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