How to Enable or Disable Windows Update Status Taskbar Notification Area Icon in Windows 10

The Windows Update Status icon in the taskbar notification area was first introduced in the Windows x April 2018 Update (version 1803).

Past default, the Windows Update Condition notification icon will only show on the taskbar when there is a warning or alert about Windows Update showing on the Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update page.

You lot can click/tap on the Windows Update Status icon to open up the Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update folio.

You lot tin can right click on the Windows Update Status icon, information technology will open a context menu to click/tap on bachelor options. The bachelor options volition vary depending on what the warning or alert is for, only can exist: Restart now, Schedule restart, Download at present, Open Windows Update, and Hide for at present.

If yous prefer to not to meet the Windows Update Status icon, yous can disable it.

This tutorial will evidence you how to enable or disable the Windows Update Status icon in the taskbar notification expanse for your account or all users in Windows ten.

Contents


  • Option I: Temporarily Hide Windows Update Status Icon for Current User
  • Option Ii: Enable or Disable Windows Update Condition Icon for Current User
  • Choice Three: Enable or Disable Windows Update Status Icon for All Users

EXAMPLE: "Windows Update Status" icon in the taskbar notification area
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Option ONE

Temporarily Hide Windows Update Status Icon for Current User

ane Correct click or printing and agree on the Windows Update Status icon, and click/tap on Hibernate for now. (see screenshot below)

This will temporarily hide the Windows Update Status icon until the next time yous get a warning or alert notification for Windows Update.

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OPTION TWO

Enable or Disable Windows Update Condition Icon for Current User

1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Personalization icon.

2 Click/tap on Taskbar on the left side, and click/tap on the Select which icons appear on the taskbar link nether Notification area on the right side. (meet screenshot below)

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3 Practice footstep 4 (enable) or step 5 (disable) below for what you want.

4 To Enable Windows Update Status Icon for Current User

This is the default setting.

A) Plow on either Windows Update Status or Always show all icons in the notification area for what you want, and get to footstep half-dozen. (see screenshots below)

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5 To Disable Windows Update Status Icon for Electric current User

A) Turn off Ever show all icons in the notification area. (see screenshot below)

B) Turn off Windows Update Status, and go to step 6.

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6 You can now close Settings if you lot similar.

Choice THREE

Enable or Disable Windows Update Condition Icon for All Users


You must be signed in as an administrator to do this choice.

The downloadable .reg files beneath volition modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings

TrayIconVisibility DWORD

<delete> = Enable
0 = Disable

1 Do step 2 (enable) or pace 3 (disable) beneath for what yous would like to do.

two To Enable Windows Update Status Icon for All Users

This is the default setting. Information technology will allow users to be able to utilise Option I or Option Two.

A) Click/tap on the Download push button below to download the file beneath, and become to stride four beneath.

Enable_Windows_Update_Status_notification_icon_for_all_users.reg

Download

3 To Disable Windows Update Condition Icon for All Users

This will override Selection I and Option Two.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step four below.

Disable_Windows_Update_Status_notification_icon_for_all_users.reg

Download

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge information technology.

half-dozen When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

seven Restart the computer to apply.

8 You can at present delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That'due south information technology,
Shawn

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