How to Permanently Remove Computer System Tray Icons

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Tip 1 - Remove icons from the notification area (system tray)

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gifford myers | permalink

Remove program icons from the notification area on the taskbar.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/remove-icons-from-the-notification-area-system-tray ^[1]

Tip 2 - Remove Unwanted Icons From Your System Tray

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by bigzocker | permalink

Follow these steps to regain lost screen space--and system resources.

For further reading: http://www.techhive.com/article/73163/article.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Customize and Tweak Your System Tray Icons in Windows

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by vimmi singh | permalink

In Windows 7, the System Tray has become the Notification Area and it allows for more customization than was available in Windows XP. You can choose which icons in the Notification Area are visible and which are hidden.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/75510/beginner-how-to-customize-and-tweak-your-system-tray-icons-in-windows-7/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Remove Old Notification Icons In Windows 7

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by joe sorenson | permalink

If you have been running Windows 7 for some time you may notice eventually that some of the notification icons that are displayed in the customize dialog are from programs and applications that are no longer installed on your computer system. Neither the software program nor the Windows operating system remove those old notification icons …

For further reading: http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/09/remove-old-notification-icons-in-windows-7/ ^[4]