Internet+Icon+gone+walk+about

Internet Icon gone walk about If you are using Windows Vista or 7, then it is a completely different set of instructions, but just as simple. - Click the right mouse button on the Windows task-bar
 * Windows Vista/7: **

– Click **Properties**

– Change the tab over to **Notification area**

– Now, you have several options here. You can choose to show or hide Clock, Volume, Network and

Power by ticking or removing the tick from the boxes. (Note: Windows 7 has drop-down boxes)

– Put a tick in the **Network** box and make any other changes you wish

– Whilst here, you may also want to change the option where icons are removed from the task-bar if they are not clicked often. This should not be a problem if you click the Internet icon regularly though but is worth consideration.

– Click **Apply**

– Click **OK** and the icon should now appear
 * Also… **

Just because the Internet Icon has disappeared does not necessarily mean the Internet is not connected. You will find it easier to open a Web Browser, search something and see if it loads to check connection. If you were looking to check connection speed then there are plenty of free tests available online with a Google search for “Free Internet Speed Test”. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Your computer also might be set up with a setting that hides icons that are inactive. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">This is helpful if you have many icons at once but can be an annoyance when you are trying to find one. This is easily solved by right clicking the task-bar, going to properties and looking for a ticked box which says something along the lines of “Hide Inactive Icons” and removing the tick. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">If none of the above techniques work there are a few things you can do. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;"> If you have the settings of your system saved then you can revert to those. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;"> This is likely for those of you with programs like Norton Anti-virus. <span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype,serif;"> In addition, as a very last resort, you can save your files to an external hard-drive and re-install your Windows system as the original settings include the icon on the task-bar.
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