Open the run dialog (Windows-key + R) and type ‘gpedit.msc’ Note: The Local Group Policy Editor is not available in all windows versions here is a link to a post that claims to bring it to all versions of Windows 7, which you can try out at your own risk on Windows 10.If you find yourself in the same situation the following might help you, too:Īs an alternative you can click here to jump to the bottom of the post for a PowerShell solution that will modify the respective registry keys instead of applying the changes via group policy settings In my case the sliders for both Volume and Power were disabled at the off position.Open the run dialog (Windows-key + R) and type ‘ms-settings:notifications’.
My first attempt to fix this was to check the related system settings: I came across a rather weird problem today where my taskbar was missing the icons for the volume control and battery meter:
