A tray icon is a long-lived application that sits on your computer desktop's system tray. Figure 1 shows some examples of tray icons in the authors system tray. Figure 1 Examples of tray icons in a ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s been a while since I’ve gathered up Windows tips for you. I know, I’ve been remiss. So this week I’ve got a great tip on fine-tuning Windows Vista and 7’s AutoPlay settings, and I help a reader ...

What do each of these symbols have in common? They are all trying to convey the exact same action–share! Sharing to a social network or via email is a ubiquitous action nowadays but designers still ...

The Windows 11/10 OS differs from its earlier versions but retains some of the old features like the position of the Notification Area, System Tray also called as Taskbar Corner Overflow. This guide ...

Windows makes it easier for you to add, remove, or arrange the Quick Action buttons in the Notifications & Actions Center. The Action Center displays four Quick Actions, with an option that lets you ...