Icon Notification Area Locks Computer

MikeyrInFL said:

No matter how I try to access the Icon Notification Area to customize hidden task bar icons, Win 7 freezes to a great extent. I am running 64 bit Win 7 SP1.

Under these conditions, when I put my pointer onto the task bar it changes into a hand with a pointing index finger. The Icon Notification Area will not show icons and all I get there is an interminable spinning blue circle.

The Task Manager will not correct this condition and I have to close my windows session manually with the power button. It seems something has been corrupted but I am at a loss. I have run chkdsk /f and sfc to no good effect.

I am running some 32 bit programs including MS Office Pro. Any advice will be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Hello Mikey,
I did not experience this problem before but I guess it might be a software-related or bad hardware installation error? Does this error occur in Safe-Mode?

Thank you :)

MikeyrInFL said:

The hidden icons on do not appear on the task bar in safe mode so it's not really relevant. However, I have no problems shutting down in safe mode which is more than I can say for my normal windows session when the error occurs.

You can start several applications that shows in the notification bar til the hidden icons button is appeared. Start the applications from the publishers whom you trust only.

Thank you :)