Windows Doesn't Retain Taskbar Customization

[NewW7User]

The taskbar doesn't show Windows Explorer - Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media. I select Customize and see that it's set to Only Show Notifications. I change the setting to Show Icon and Notifications. Each time I shutdown Windows does not keep my setting; each time I start the computer it reverts back to Only Show Notifications. This doesn't happen with other taskbar displays; they remain set to Show Icon and Notifications across shutdown/start. Is there a way to fix this bug?

 

[NewW7User]

I'm running Win 7 Professional SP1 on this computer. Is there really no one else who has had this problem???

 

[file3456]

Try running sfc /scannow in an elevated command prompt first and see what that says.

You may have a program there messing around with Explorer...

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I'm running Win 7 Professional SP1 on this computer. Is there really no one else who has had this problem???

No.

 

[NewW7User]

Ran SFC scan. Did not find any integrity violations.

 

[file3456]

Run Autoruns, go to File and save the ARN file. Zip the ARN file and upload here. Autoruns for Windows - Sysinternals | Microsoft Learn