Retrieve hidden inactive icon items lost in system

  
Q: I am using Windows XP, but recently found that the "Start" menu property is turned on. The option to hide the inactive icon under the "Taskbar" tab is grayed out. With the status, you can't check it. How do you get this option back?
A: It may be that you have inadvertently modified some settings in Group Policy, causing the relevant key values ​​in the registry to change, thus making The option to hide the inactive icon & rdquo; is disabled, please fix it as follows.
1. Click “Start →Run”, enter “gpedit.msc” in the Run box, and press Enter to open the Group Policy Editor.
2. Expand "User Configuration & Rarr; Management Template & Rarr; Task Bar and Start Menu" in the right pane, and set "Close Notification Area Cleanup" in the right pane to “Unconfigured”.
3. Close the Group Policy Editor and it will take effect after restart.

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