You can notice in Windows 7 that by default there are present some icons in the notification area. But when you install some specific applications like Antivirus or other programs that work in background, they are added in the notification area. In this state Windows 7 hides the most of these icons except the volume, Network Connections and the Action Center. So if you want to access the other icons you have to expend the notification area. If you don’t want to access them by expanding the notification area, but you want to see all the icons there, follow these steps:
1. Expand the Notification Area and click to Customize or just right-click to the empty space in the Notification Area and selecting Customize notification icons.
Important: There is also a way by going to the Windows 7 Taskbar, right-clicking on it and select Properties and then to the Notification Area section click Customize or by going on Start > Control Panel > Notification Area Icons.
2. At the Notification Area Icons window check the Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar and click Ok.
Look at the taskbar and notice that all the icons appear and there is no need to expand the Notification Area anymore.
