Remove orphaned Notification Area toolbar buttons (icons) left behind after an application crash or process close Edit: Dec 5 2k11 Added _RefreshNotificationAreaIcons() UDF for Win7/2008R2 - x86/x64 Updated for 64 bit OS support. I suppose this issue will finally be put to rest in Win 8... Orphaned icons still hang around in the User Promoted Notification Area and Overflow Notification Area in Win 7, but the system removes orphaned icons from the System Promoted Notification Area after 30