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Here Is How To Get Rid Of Windows 10 Action Center is Missing Issue

Windows 10, 11 Action Center is missing

Here you will find out:

  • how to deal with the 'Windows 10, 11 Action Center is Missing' issue
  • how DiskInternals Partition Recovery can help you

There are a couple of ways to fix the Windows 10, 11 action center missing issue. If you need to get back the action center icon, follow the troubleshooting suggestions below.

1. Use Icons’ Preferences

If you turned off Action Center by yourself, this method is most likely to work best for you.

  • Open Windows Settings page (Press Windows key + I).
  • Go to the Personalization tab and navigate to “Taskbar” from the left panel.
  • Now, click on Turn system icons on or off.
  • Look out for Action Center and click on the toggle switch beside it to turn it on.

2. Work With Registry

You can fix things up from the Registry Editor window, but this is an advanced action.

  • Launch the Run box (Windows Key + R).
  • Type Regedit into the box.
Use Regedit to fix Windows 10, 11 Action Center is Missing Issue
  • Hit Enter.
  • When the Registry window comes on, simply paste this address: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows.
  • Now, right-click on any white space and select New -> DWORD(32-bit) Value.
  • Create a new key and save it as DisableNotificationCenter.
  • Open the key afterward and change the value data to 1.
  • Save and close.

3. Reinstall Action Center

If you’re running Windows 10, 11, launch PowerShell as admin (Right-click on Start and choose the option).

- Enter this command into the PowerShell interface:

  • Get-AppxPackage | % { Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml" -verbose },
  • Hit Enter.

- Wait for the processes to run completely, close PowerShell, and reboot.

4. Use Group Policy Option

  • Launch the Run box (Windows key + R).
  • Enter gpedit.msc into the box.
Use Group Policy to fix Windows 10, 11 Action Center is Missing Issue
  • Hit Enter.
  • On the Group Policy window, navigate to User Configuration -> Administrative Template -> Start Menu and Taskbar.
  • Find Remove Notification and Action Center and open it.
  • Choose “Disabled” and save the changes.

Roll Back Your OS

If neither of these options worked for you, the final solution is to roll back your OS. However, this is a critical operation that could lead to a serious data loss situation. Hence, it is advisable to create a disk image of your HDD/SSD before continuing. A disk image serves as a cloned copy of your hard drive, which contains every single piece of information and data saved on the hard drive. Interestingly, you can easily retrieve your data from a disk image.

DiskInternals Partition Recovery is a professional data recovery software with impressive features and capabilities. It has been the favorite choice of most IT admins and PC users for over 15 years now. This software ou to create disk images seamlessly and also lets you mount them back to retrieve your data at any time. More so, the software is an advanced recovery solution, capable of getting back any lost or deleted file from a computer system. It supports various file formats and also supports virtually all Windows file system formats. DiskInternals Partition Recovery runs on all Windows OS versions and it features a simplified interface that is very easy to use. With this software installed on your PC, you need not worry about data loss any longer.

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