If you want to disable Windows Update Status icon in the system tray on Windows 11 or Windows 10, here is how to do that. It is possible to enable or disable this icon using Windows Settings, and ...

The Windows System Tray is something of a necessary evil. It shows status icons for various system elements (like volume and network connections) and programs running in the background (like MozyHome ...

Keeping all system tray icons visible helps me stay aware of what’s running in the background. Visible icons aren’t cluttered if screen space allows and background apps are limited. System tray icons ...

A few months back I explained how Windows 7 users can use built-in tools to create a system-repair disc–an important step to take given that few PCs these days come with one. A reader who uses Vista ...

If you’re the type of person who manually starts or stops a specific service in Windows 10, then you want to check out a tool called ServiceTray. It is a free tool that allows you to start and stop a ...

Windows 11's taskbar offers extensive customization for a personalized computing experience. Users can now easily adjust icon alignment, manage app visibility, and control system tray elements.

Have a user with a mystery program that I'm hoping someone can help me solve. <BR><BR>Whenever the user logs in there is a 'dog' icon in the Windows system tray. If you mouse over the icon it ...

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Insider build less than a week after 22610, for Insiders on the Dev and Beta channels. Update, May 10: There's a newer build 22616.100 available, but it's just ...

Windows 11 Build 22631.1906 and 22621.1906 just shipped to the Beta Channel. Build 22631.1906 adds the option to hide the time and date in the system tray. The network flyout on the Lock screen has ...

For some reason the system tray in my laptop has completely disappeared:<BR> View image: http://img43.exs.cx/img43/8797/tray1vs.jpg <BR><BR>It's been this way for ...

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