To know which method you should try first to resolve your problem, review the following four cases to determine which symptoms match your situation. Or, you may experience problems with the Network Connections window. When you click Start, point to and click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections, or if you right-click My Network Places on the desktop and then click Properties, you do not see all network icons. You may find it easier to follow the steps if you print this article first. The ' Advanced troubleshooting' section is designed for the advanced computer user. This article provides self-help steps for a beginning to intermediate computer user.

Then, based on your answers, we'll determine which of these methods that you should try first. Because missing network icons can be a symptom of several issues, it is difficult to say what is causing your particular problem until you examine it a bit.

However, despite the missing icons, networking continues to function correctly. This article describes general step-by-step methods and advanced troubleshooting methods that you can use to restore missing network and dial-up connections icons on a computer that runs Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. This article describes how to troubleshoot missing network connections icons in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP.Īpplies to: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 - all editions Original KB number: 825826 Introduction

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