Volume button not showing up on task bar - STILL!

I've completed all updates. I've restarted. I've unchecked and then rechecked 'volume shows up in task bar always'. Shut down and restarted. Nothing. I've Safe Booted. Nothing. I still have no volume button showing up in task bar . The computer is 2022 macbook pro M2, running Ventura 13.6.1. I followed all the directions in the correction advice from the previous 'community expert'. NOTHING. Please! I want my task bar to start working again.

All I get is the search or enter address search bar icons. I don't get emoji in that bar either!!! This is very frustrating. My task bar isn't working and nothing in the community has helped! Seems I must take a few hours to wait on a phone call for a techie to tell me they've never heard of this before. Or say "Oh I'm really sorry." I paid a lot of money for this computer. It's only 1 year old-ish, and my old computer worked better. Help!!!!!!