Volume Icon has disappeared from Taskbar

The volume icon no longer appears on my taskbar for some reason. I have to
go to control panel to adjust my speaker volume. This is very inconvenient.
When I select sounds and audio devices properties within the control panel I
see that 'Place Volume Icon in the Taskbar' is selected. How do I restore
the volume control function to the taskbar?

As a related question, I have an icon on the taskbar for a wireless mouse
and keyboard, which I uninstalled and threw away because the mouse was so
jittery. How do I get rid of this annoying and useless taskbar icon?
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JerryInBonhamTexas
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