This is quite trivial and non-system-imperiling, but I've wondered about it for so long I finally had to ask. Both indicate network connectivity. The first one means you're connected wirelessly; the ...

Keeping all system tray icons visible helps me stay aware of what’s running in the background. Visible icons aren’t cluttered if screen space allows and background apps are limited. System tray icons ...

My laptop (an Inspiron 1100) runs XP Home. Over the last week or so, I've noticed a warning icon appearing in the system tray a few times a day. It is a yellow triangle with a black exclamation point ...

If you want to disable Windows Update Status icon in the system tray on Windows 11 or Windows 10, here is how to do that. It is possible to enable or disable this icon using Windows Settings, and ...

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 ...

It’s been a while since I’ve gathered up Windows tips for you. I know, I’ve been remiss. So this week I’ve got a great tip on fine-tuning Windows Vista and 7’s AutoPlay settings, and I help a reader ...

Most of the common platforms — Microsoft Windows, Solaris Operating System, and Linux — will support a system, but some platforms may not. import javax.swing ...

The system tray icon for Microsoft Security Essentials allows easy access to the anti-virus application's user interface in Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. If the icon doesn't appear in the ...

A tray icon is a long-lived application that sits on your computer desktop's system tray. Figure 1 shows some examples of tray icons in the authors system tray. Figure 1 Examples of tray icons in a ...

This week, Microsoft officially announced Windows 10’s release date, and allowed you to reserve a copy through an icon that appeared in your system tray. But after that, the system tray icon ...

Do you hate the fact that every time you close Skype, it quits instead of running in the background? Then this post will guide on how to minimize Skype to System Tray in Windows 11/10. When you are ...