# Help With Laptop Battery Icon

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-laptop-battery-icon/994519>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 13, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-laptop-battery-icon/994519 "2023-12-13T03:26:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-laptop-battery-icon/994519/1 "2023-12-13T03:26:56Z")

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The battery symbol on the bottom right of my laptop screen has disappeared. How do I restore it?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-laptop-battery-icon/994519/2 "2023-12-13T03:39:07Z")

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Assuming that you’re on a Windows laptop, this link should help.

> **[Battery Icon Not Showing – How to Restore Missing Battery Icon in Windows PC](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/battery-icon-not-showing-how-to-restore-missing-battery-icon-in-windows-pc/)**
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> So, you’re working with your Windows PC and you discover you can’t find the battery icon in the taskbar. You even expand hidden icons and you still can’t find the battery icon. This could result in a negative effect on your productivity – because if...

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-laptop-battery-icon/994519/3 "2023-12-13T03:47:09Z")

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Thank you. I will try this tomorrow.