Scroll down the page, and you will see a list of programs that are allowed to display an icon in the taskbar corner overflow, aka the system tray. Go over the list, and decide which ones you'd like to have quick access to.
To turn an icon off, just toggle the switch next to the program's name. It is worth mentioning that the list includes Windows system icons such as Windows Security, which is used for opening Windows Defender. So, think twice before disabling the icon.
This is optional, but while you are on the same Settings page, you may choose to toggle the icons for the Pen Menu, Touch Keyboard, and Virtual Touchpad. If you don't use any of the features, why bother having the shortcuts enabled?
Click the caret button in the system tray to view all the icons, now click and drag an icon from the pop-up panel to the tray, and it will be displayed on the tray permanently. Similarly, to hide a shortcut from the tray, drag it to the panel instead. Now, that takes care of managing system tray icons, you can hide and show the shortcuts that you want.
You were maybe wondering whether there is a way to show or hide all the tray icons. Microsoft removed the option in Windows 11, so even if you try to access it from the Control Panel, it will just redirect you to the Settings app's Taskbar page, which we mentioned earlier. But, not to worry. The Control Panel applet still exists, Windows 11 just hides it.
This will open the Control Panel that allows you to "Always Show all icons and notifications on the taskbar". Hit the Ok button to apply the changes, and you are good to go. You may also toggle the behavior of the icons, i.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The systray. If this file is trying to load from somewhere else, it is likely malware trying to disguise itself as being the systray. When a program is running in the background, it may show a notification icon each time the computer starts.
To disable this program depends on the program associated with the icon. However, many programs can be adjusted by right-clicking the icon and clicking Properties or Settings and disabling the icon or the automatic startup. Hovering the mouse cursor over a systray icon gives you information about that icon. There are thousands of different icons that can be listed in the Windows Notification Area, we've taken the time to list a few of the more common icons.
Some of these sections also list more than one icon because the developer of the program has changed the icon over time. Note This page is only about the Windows notification area, aka systray, and does not have questions about the Windows Taskbar, see: Issues and questions related to the Windows taskbar. Note The systray. Tip Hovering the mouse cursor over a systray icon gives you information about that icon. Related information See the notification area definition for additional information and related links.
Microsoft Windows help and support. When Loaded: After the installation of McAfee. Associated Program: Norton antivirus. When Loaded: After the installation of Norton antivirus. Associated Program: AVG antivirus. Associated Program: Microsoft Windows. When Loaded: After the drivers for the sound card have loaded. If you are missing this icon, see: How to fix missing or lost sound in Windows. Associated Program: Adobe Acrobat.
When Loaded: When hardware connected to the computer can be safely disconnected. Associated Hardware: Microsoft IntelliMouse. When Loaded: After the mouse drivers and the mouse are installed and loaded. Note: I am not taking about the "Windows Search Deskbar" which I can remove by right clicking on the taskbar, choosing toolbars, then unselecting this toolbar. Note: I know I can right click on the icon and then choose exit and it goes away but it comes back on the next reboot. Note: I know I can make it a 'hidden icon' by going into the hide inactive icons settings but that's not what I want.
I have no hidden icons in my system tray and don't want the hidden icons triangle added to my system tray. I am using the latest version 4. But from other posts this DB key looks like the desk bar big thing you can type into that sits on the tak bar not the system tray icon. There is no known way to hide that magnifier-glass icon, which belongs to windowssearch.
If you kill the process, the tray icon is gone; but it will be restarted once you make a search in the deskbar. And wich one should I discheck? I think than if I delete windowsseach. Modify the installer to do what?
You can tell Windows XP to hide notification icons via the start menu property pages. This relates to the original question of removing the desktop search from the taskbar.
I needed to deploy desktop search for our office environment still running XP and also wanted to keep the taksbar uncluttered and finally found the answer here:. It handles the user mode portion of the search indexer.
Deleting this files will impact the products functionality. Ask a question. Quick access.
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