Clean up System Tray?


HowdyDo

HowdyDo

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As I've stated before, I have a touch of OCD. These icons in the right corner of system tray, are driving me nuts.
The strange part of this is, I had them deleted before my crash.
1 is the Bell icon for notifications
2 is: Network Internet access
3 is: Sound Icon.
Extensive surfing seems to indicate, these are impossible to remove?, but not for you guys, right? ;-)
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 32H2 O/S Build 22631.2861
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Clone
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHZ
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 Asus 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x SSD
    PSU
    600 Watt
    Internet Speed
    100 mb/sec Download
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast for right now.
I believe to remove the”bell” icon, you need to disable the action centre. (Try the registry key option)


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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.5039
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    5 x LG 25MS500-B - 1 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    Too many to list.
    OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech: G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    1000/400Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    I’m on a horse.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
    CPU
    Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
    Sound Card
    Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512GB
    Antivirus
    Defender / Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.
It used to be, you could press Win + R (Run Command), paste the following code, then click Enter to open the settings to show/hide:
shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}

This opens the System Icon control, but all are greyed out except for:
Clock
Input Indicator
Action Center

Screenshot 2024-05-21 103820.png

Any reg keys I found are no longer working.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.5039
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    5 x LG 25MS500-B - 1 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    Too many to list.
    OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech: G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    1000/400Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    I’m on a horse.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
    CPU
    Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
    Sound Card
    Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512GB
    Antivirus
    Defender / Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.
Well, that's a bummer.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 32H2 O/S Build 22631.2861
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Clone
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHZ
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 Asus 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x SSD
    PSU
    600 Watt
    Internet Speed
    100 mb/sec Download
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast for right now.
Some use the likes of StartAllBack, or other, to turn some of those things off...

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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS ROG Strix
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
You can also hide most or all of them by dragging them into the System Tray...

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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS ROG Strix
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 32H2 O/S Build 22631.2861
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Clone
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHZ
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 Asus 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x SSD
    PSU
    600 Watt
    Internet Speed
    100 mb/sec Download
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast for right now.
HowdyDo said:
I'm not sure what you are talking about. They are already in my system tray
Click to expand...
Yours are sitting on the Taskbar, you can drag them into the Tray, or Drawer.
Unless the Tray arrow is hidden.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS ROG Strix
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
Right-click the Taskbar, choose Taskbar settings then make changes as desired.

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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
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