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*Inconsistent* Tray Icon Disappearance
I have a situation where, every time I power up, some of my tray icons are missing (although any associated start-up programs *are* running). But the number that go missing tends to vary at each power-up. I can always get the missing ones to appear just by logging off my account and logging back on, but I shouldn't have to keep doing that.
What makes this situation doubly perplexing is that the pattern is unpredictable. I have 13 icons that are supposed to appear at every power up. (Nine are hidden by design, but varying the hiding options makes no difference whatsoever.) Two of them show up without fail. Five of them show up about 75% of the time (these include the the Windows sound control and battery power icons). Three show up about 40-50% of the time. And the last three almost never show up. Those numbers aren't precise, of course, but give you an idea how erratic the behavior is.
The computer is a Lenovo Thinkpad W530 laptop. This situation has been occurring for almost the whole time I've had the computer (about five months).
Any idea on what might be going on and I can fix it? Thanks.