Trying to make an application in the system tray show up in the active window for all machines

timjolly · Jan 15, 2024

This is the application I am trying to add to the sytem tray

Code:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\NotifyIconSettings\987723032863792971]
"UID"=dword:000003e8
"ExecutablePath"="{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}\\Kaseya\\TCHCNT68342430089984\\KaUsrTsk.exe"
"InitialTooltip"="Agent"

garlin · Jan 15, 2024

This GUID is missing the IsPromoted subkey. I don't know if Kaseya's supposed to create this key for you.

reg.exe import this file.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\NotifyIconSettings\987723032863792971]
"IsPromoted"=dword:00000001

timjolly · Jan 15, 2024

Oh sorry. That subkey does exist, under the "IconSnapchot"=hex: and is as follows:

Code:

"IsPromoted"=dword:00000000

timjolly · Jan 15, 2024

This is the script I am trying to run. I want this script to automatically move the Kaseya app from hidden in the system tray to unhidden.

Code:

function W11_TrayNotify {
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [string[]] $AppList,

        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [ValidateSet('Unhide','Hide','Flip')]
        $Action
    )

    foreach ($GUID in (Get-ChildItem -Path 'HKCU:\Control Panel\NotifyIconSettings' -Name)) {
        $ChildPath = "HKCU:\Control Panel\NotifyIconSettings\$($GUID)"
        $Exec = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $ChildPath -Name ExecutablePath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).ExecutablePath

        foreach ($App in $AppList) {
            if ($Exec -match $App) {
                switch ($Action) {
                    'Unhide' { $Promoted = 1 }
                    'Hide'  { $Promoted = 0 }
                    'Flip' { $Promoted = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $ChildPath -Name IsPromoted).IsPromoted -bxor 1 }
                }
                Set-ItemProperty -Path $ChildPath -Name IsPromoted -Value $Promoted
            }
        }
    }
}

W11_TrayNotify -AppList @("Kaseya", "KaUsrTsk") -Action Unhide

garlin · Jan 15, 2024

All the script does is update the IsPromoted value. What happens if you manually change the value in regedit?

I've never used Kaseya software, but try reading this bulletin if it makes sense.

https://helpdesk.kaseya.com/hc/en-gb/articles/229039868-The-agent-icon-does-not-show-for-multiple-users-when-logged-into-a-windows-server-including-Terminal-servers-

timjolly · Jan 15, 2024

Thank you I will have a look at that page.

Changing the value to 1 unhides the icon but the script doesn't seem to do it. I'd like to automate the process using the script.

garlin · Jan 15, 2024

Can you export the entire Kaseya GUID to a reg file? I need an actual intact extract to debug.

timjolly · Jan 15, 2024

This is the entire GUID for Kaseya excluding "IconSnapshot"

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\NotifyIconSettings\987723032863792971]
"UID"=dword:000003e8
"ExecutablePath"="{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}\\Kaseya\\TCHCNT68342430089984\\KaUsrTsk.exe"
"InitialTooltip"="Agent"
"IsPromoted"=dword:00000000

timjolly · Jan 15, 2024

Hi Garlin, revelation: The script works when I right click the .ps1 file and 'Run with PowerShell' but doesn't work when I run it in PowerShell ISE directly

timjolly · Jan 16, 2024

Thank you for all your help

garlin · Jan 16, 2024

There should be no differences, unless you're running a different PS (6 or 7). ISE is PS 5.
But the two PS'es have separate Execution Policy settings...

Klownicle · Jan 16, 2024

garlin said:
I searched the web, and found a W10 example in stevencohn's Set-NotifyIcon.ps1.

The code was really longer than needed, but I simplified and merged it with my script, and it works on both W10 & W11.

Now the script takes three optional arguments. The default is to flip (reverse) the current settings. App names are case-insensitive, and may require quotes when running on W10.

Code:

Set-TrayNotify.ps1 -Hide OneDrive "vm tools" Set-TrayNotify.ps1 -Unhide OneDrive Set-TrayNotify.ps1 -Flip OneDrive Set-TrayNotify.ps1 OneDrive

Howdy! Great work! Very useful. In my testing on Windows 10, it does get the icon to show, however subsequent runs it seems to be flipping the value regardless of the setting chosen. Hide/Unhide/etc.