Avast icon not appearing in System Tray

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi…I’ve noticed lately that my Avast Icon is no longer appearing in my system tray. I’ve tried a couple of Windows tasks to get it back, as well as making sure the “Show Avast Tray Icon” box is checked in Settings, but no success. Also as a result, I no longer hear the audible announcement every time Avast updates, so I’ve been doing the updates manually. Can anyone help me solve this problem?

Thanks

demitch256

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  1. Check the option in the Appearance tab of settings > Ok. Already done.
    or
  2. Repair your avast installation through Control Panel.
    or
  3. Make a link to ashdisp.exe in your startup folder
    or
  4. Add the path to ashDisp.exe into a value named avast! in the Windows Registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Are you by any startup item manager…? It could be deleting the avast startup entry… ::slight_smile:

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Hi Tech…I already did no. 1…but I don’t quite follow you on 2,3,and 4. Could you elaborate further?

Thanks

demitch256

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Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > avast! antivirus > Remove. Then choose Repair function in the popup window (Repair).
You must be connected to the internet while repairing.
If this does not help, can you uninstall / boot / install / boot again?

Right click the file C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashdisp.exe
Choose ‘Create Shortcut’.
Move the shortcut to C:\Documents and Settings\ … … \Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Boot.

Well… let’s test the two ones first…