text: how do i restore my lost taskbar icons ? my comp is protected with symantec anti virus, now the icons in task bar (right hand side below) have disappeared, how do i restore them ? you may loose the taskbar icons if the computer is booted in the safe mode.  ensure that its not booted in safe mode.   if the taskbar icons are missing even on a normal mode then it may be because the system has been booted in the selective startup mode.  follow the steps below to revert it back to normal startup: 1) click on start, then on run 2) type the command msconfig, it will open a system configuration utility window. 3) ensure that you have the option normal startup selected.  if not select, normal startup and click on ok.  it may request you to restart the computer.  let the computer restart and you would find the icons back.  if you still don't get the icons, it could be because that the program is uninstalled or corrupted.