Red X in System Tray - Caused By Incoming Connections

 

SYMPTOM

On Windows 7 32bit or b4bit clients, after creating an incoming connection, the system tray icon always displays a red x when no incoming connections are active. However, you can still access internet without problem.

See the following snapshot,

ROOT CAUSE

This issue happens since no incoming connections are active.

WORKAROUND

The only thing to do is delete incoming connection. When incoming connection is removed, this issue goes away.

REFERENCES

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itpronetworking/thread/678ea669-dce1-4390-a859-bc8632189244

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpronetworking/thread/b82ba8ab-335e-4c27-b2b9-e9d348fdd0b4

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpronetworking/thread/6a5e7e89-2340-47ed-ae48-005669643336

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpronetworking/thread/c08c40f3-5509-47de-9eb2-645272fd23c6

https://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7network/thread/3ffaa196-5870-4cad-922d-0e59393e961d

https://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7network/thread/c3ee2c3f-82e5-44c7-8f40-ee7fb7f48c83

Comments

• Anonymous
  March 20, 2011
  I HAD THIS ISSUE BOTHERING ME TOO , I REMOVED THE NETWORK ADAPTER DRIVER THEN IT'S OK BUT AFTER RESTART IT COMES BACK AGAIN I JUST DELETED INCOMING CONNECTION THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED . I RESTARTED TO MAKE SURE IT'S STILL OK

• Anonymous
  July 07, 2011
  Deleting 'Incoming Connections" and after restart, it comes back? if I disjoin my server, from active directory, and restart, it stay gone. but as soon as I join Active Directory, it comes back? argh... searched Group Policy, and Checked over RRAS on domain controller, and can't find anything related!??!

• Anonymous
  June 29, 2013
  That solution is just stupid! How should i delete Incoming Connections if i need them?

• Anonymous
  July 23, 2013
  Thanks! It works! It solves my problem! ^^