Thursday, May 7, 2009

How to Hide Icons on the System Tray

There are usually several icons on the system trays. If you don't like to see them, you can hide the icons from your system tray.

Follow these steps to hide them:
  1. Click Start - Run.
  2. Type "regedit".
  3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
  4. On the right window of registry editor, right-click the empty space.
  5. Choose New - DWORD Value.
  6. Type the value name "NoTrayItemsDisplay" and press Enter.
  7. Right-click the new key you've made and choose Modify.
  8. On the Value Data type the number "1" to hide the icons.
  9. Press OK.
  10. Restart your computer.

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