Solution 1 of 2. Same thing happens with Taskbar notification area icons such as Action Center, Volume, Battery, Network, Clock, etc. It seems wired that the Start, taskbar, and action center option is greyed out in Windows 10. Start, Taskbar and Action Center option appearing grayed out in the PC Settings app? Fix show color on taskbar greyed out. Switch to dark theme 1. It’s the result of a poorly designed feature i.e., the light theme on Windows 10. The second task proved more difficult, since the relevant option (Start, taskbar, and action center) in the “Colors” section of the Windows Settings was grayed out! When i clicked it, it showed that Action Center is on but it is greyed out and not found in the Taskbar. The taskbar color setting being greyed out isn’t a bug. disabled. Two ways to enable Start, taskbar, and action center option. Action Center enable switch greyed out Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I've seen some recent posts here and there with complicated solutions, that didn't work. I tried to find a way to bring it back by going to Start button\Settings\Personalization\Taskbar. Sometimes the Start Menu may open but it'll be grayed out i.e. I scrolled down to the heading "Notification area" and found the option "Turn system icons on or off". One of the possible reasons is that you are using the Light theme in Windows 10. Here is how to enable the grayed out Start, taskbar, and action center option. Start, Taskbar, and Action Center Greyed out. Here is how you can solve this problem. The Light mode starts with Windows 10 version 1903, bringing lighter colors for all the visual elements. There are two simple ways to ‘fix’ it i.e., get color on the taskbar, and one hack way of getting around it. Step 2: Scroll down the page. Step 1: Navigate to Settings > Personalization > Colors page. Fix Start, Taskbar, and Action Center Greyed out. Whys does this happen? This prevents users from accessing apps and other elements that should otherwise be easily available on the Desktop. Issue: Action Centre is hidden, and won't start with Win+A So Start Menu and Taskbar icons are broken and not working in Windows 10. When you click on the icons to launch the fly-outs, nothing happens. Several Windows users have reported seeing the Start, Taskbar, and Action Center grayed out and unclickable. Just below the “Colors” section in the large menu column at the left you can see the “Themes” section.