The system panel, which contains the program icons, as well as the clock, is called the tray. The speed of the system is directly proportional to the number of icons in this panel: the fewer there are, the faster the operating system loads at startup.
Necessary
Working with the system tray
Instructions
Step 1
To remove an icon from the tray, you need to close the program with the launch of which it appears. For example, the AIMP audio player is displayed not only in the taskbar, but also in the tray. Right-click on the player icon and select "Exit", in just a few seconds the icon and the program will be automatically closed.
Step 2
In some cases, you need to remove the icon from the tray, but the program must remain open and fully functional. To do this, go to the program settings and activate the corresponding option. Using the example of the same player: open it and go to its settings - press the key combination Ctrl + P. In the window that opens, go to the "Player" section, select the "Tray" section, and in the right part of the window, check the box next to the "Always show icon in tray". Click the Apply and Close buttons.
Step 3
Also, the tray icon can be hidden using standard operating system tools. Right-click on the Start Menu button and select Properties. In the window that opens, go to the "Taskbar" tab. Here select the programs that you want to hide behind the button with the double arrow and check the box next to "Always hide". Click the "OK" button to close the configuration window. Look at the system tray, all the icons that you selected are automatically hidden behind the arrow.
Step 4
There is a rather radical way to deactivate tray icons - using the Task Manager utility. It is not recommended to use this method, but it is worth knowing it. sometimes the application needs to be unloaded. To launch the "Task Manager", press the key combination Ctrl + alt="Image" + Del or Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
Step 5
In the window that opens, go to the "Processes" tab, find the corresponding file of the running application and click the "End Process" button. To quickly find a process, it is recommended to use sorting by process name or user name.
