BitDefender System Tray Icon Missing

If you encounter the BitDefender system tray icon missing situation, there are several steps to solve the problem.

In an operating system screen taskbar like the Windows taskbar, a system tray contains miniature icons for easy access to the system functions setting such as the audio volume, the local area connection status, the mode settings, etc. In the Windows taskbar, the system tray is usually located at the bottom right corner beside the clock.

Let us define first just what the BitDefender system tray icon missing situation is and how it can happen. The problem starts when your computer does not display the BitDefender icon in the system tray of your taskbar. This problem is usually associated when you have just installed BitDefender security software in your computer or just a couple of days after you installed the software.

After the installation, you will think that the BitDefender software is functioning and running but you will then notice the BitDefender icon is missing from the system tray in the taskbar. If you have the BitDefender System Tray Icon missing problem, you are not alone, because many computer users using the BitDefender software have also encountered the same problem.

The BitDefender System Tray Icon missing situation may also happen when you have updated your BitDefender software with either a new edition or when you updated some of BitDefender’s tools and malicious software definitions.

One of the users in the online forums in the http://forum.bitdefender.com/ website offered a solution about the BitDefender system tray icon missing situation by following several steps. The user who made the recommended solution stated in the forum that the sequence in which you install software has an important influence in the proper operations of the software. The recommended steps are for users who use a Windows operating system in their computers.
Here are the recommended steps from the forum.bitdefender.com site:

1.    You should first disable the Windows Defender and make sure you have the installers for the firewall and the BitDefender edition installed in your computer.

2.    Disconnect your Internet connection and then run the BitDefender uninstaller program so you can completely uninstall the BitDefender software. Then run the uninstall program for your firewall and completely uninstall the firewall program.

3.    Reboot your computer and run the BitDefender uninstall program again. Check to make sure that any trace of the BitDefender software is gone from your computer.

4.    You should open the regit32.exe program and remove all the instances of the word BitDefender in the registry. Then remove all the instances of the firewall from the registry. Then restart your computer.

5.    Run the installer program for the firewall. Restart your computer. After your computer has restarted, set your firewall’s configuration settings and restore your Internet connection. Then check if the BitDefender icon in the system tray has appeared.

If you still have not solved the BitDefender System Tray Icon missing problem, you can contact the customer care or technical support sections in the http://www.bitdefender.com website or the http://kb.bitdefender.com/ knowledgebase website. You can contact the customer care or technical support sections by E-mail or chat and inform them about your BitDefender System Tray Icon missing problem.