Win11 has an issue where app icons that have been uninstalled still appear in the hidden icon management bar. To reset the icon list, follow these steps:
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Go to the "Taskbar Hidden Icon Management" and turn off all icons.
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Create a document and write the following content in it. Name the document xxx.bat and right-click to run as administrator.
rem Close Windows shell explorer
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
rem Clear the system icon cache database
attrib -h -s -r "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\IconCache.db"
del /f "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\IconCache.db"
attrib /s /d -h -s -r "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\*"
del /f "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_32.db"
del /f "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_96.db"
del /f "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_102.db"
del /f "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_256.db"
del /f "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_1024.db"
del /f "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_idx.db"
del /f "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_sr.db"
rem Clear the system tray's remembered icons
echo y|reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify" /v IconStreams
echo y|reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify" /v PastIconsStream
rem Restart Windows shell explorer
start explorer