TrayEverything is a lightweight portable application that minimizes
windows to the system tray even when the program lacks native support
for being parked in the tray.
In addition to simply minimizing windows to the tray, TrayEverything
also has options to add a button to the title bar of windows for
minimizing to the tray, hot keys to minimize, and even using
inactivity as a trigger to send a window to the tray.
If you'd like to keep a program running but don't need to tend to it
or would like to make sure nobody messes with it, TrayEverything can
minimize it without a visible icon in the tray and even
password-protect it.
For more system tray goodness, check out Trayconizer a program
that starts your program in the system tray from the moment it's run.
TrayEverything is a free download for Windows only.
Freeware application Trayconizer turns any application into a system
tray application in just a few steps.
Unlike other previously mentioned minimize-to-system-tray apps like
TrayIt or 4t Tray Minimizer, Trayconizer starts applications in the
system tray from the moment you run them.
To use it, you need to tweak the shortcut you're using to launch the
application (right-click shortcut and select Properties) by adding the
path to Trayconizer in front of the app like so:
C:\Path\To\Trayconizer.exe C:\Windows\Notepad.exe.
Trayconizer is freeware, Windows only, requires no install, and
consumes a paltry 2MB of RAM.
Best Answer
First, right-click on the Notification icon (looks like a cartoon word balloon) and select
Don't show app icons
.Then:
Customize the taskbar
.Select which icons appear on the taskbar
.Always show all icons on the taskbar
isOn
, then turn it off.If this does not work then it may be set through the Registry.
regedit
and press Enter.Yes
in the UAC dialog.EnableAutoTray
to 1.Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
UseTabletModeNotificationIcons
: Right-click the right panel and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value`.UseTabletModeNotificationIcons
to 0.Finally, the display of icons in the Notification Area can be set through Group Policy (GP). Since some versions of Windows don't provide a GP editor, the following Registry settings can be used.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
.NoAutoTrayNotify
exists, set it to 0 or delete it.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
.NoAutoTrayNotify
exists, set it to 0 or delete it.It's a good thing MS gave us such a simple interface to the System Tray... oops, Notification Area.