The Windows System Tray is something of a necessary evil. It shows status icons for various system elements (like volume and network connections) and programs running in the background (like MozyHome ...

A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft restored the redesigned system tray in Windows 11 preview builds from the Dev Channel. Back then, we called this redesigned a "half-improved and half-crippled" job due ...

A few months back I explained how Windows 7 users can use built-in tools to create a system-repair disc–an important step to take given that few PCs these days come with one. A reader who uses Vista ...

Windows 11 users might eventually get the ability to declutter the taskbar somewhat, or more specifically, the system tray at the far-right end of the bar. As spotted by known Windows leaker ...

This isn't a big issue, but I've noticed that in Windows 2000 and Windows 98, the system tray icons are a max of 256 colors. Is that just something built in to the OS? When I ran Litestep in 98, the ...

Windows 11 build 22616 is out for Insiders. It's available now in the Dev and Beta Channel. Today's build is mostly fixes, and changes to the System Tray. Microsoft has rolled out another Windows 11 ...

Windows only: In addition to reordering your Windows taskbar items, previously mentioned Taskbar Shuffle can now reorder your system tray icons as well. As much as I liked previous versions of Taskbar ...

The latest Windows 10 2004, 20H2, and 21H1 preview update is causing display issues and glitches on the taskbar's system tray. Last week, Microsoft released the optional Window 10 KB5003214 preview ...