| The notification area in the taskbar's corner, also called the tray, generally contains at least a few |
| icons for applications running on your computer in the background. Common icons that appear in |
| the tray by default include the clock and volume control. If MSN Messenger is installed on your |
| computer, that shows up on the tray as well. Other icons might live there, too, such as the network |
| status icon and the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon. |
| In some cases, you can allow the application to continue to run in the background yet hide the icon. |
| For example, you might want to remove the clock or volume control. To hide the clock, right-click |
| the taskbar, choose Properties, and clear the Show Clock check box. To hide the volume control, |
| open the Sounds And Multimedia object in the Control Panel and clear the Show Volume Control |
| On The Taskbar check box. You'll find the option to control the network status icon on the General |
| tab for the network interface's Properties (which you can access in the Network And Dial-Up |
| Many third-party applications that live on the tray give you the option of turning off the tray icon |
| and still allowing the application to run. Removing others from the tray requires that you actually |
| shut down the program. Although some tray-bound applications start through the Startup folder, |
| many start from the registry. To prevent these applications from starting, open the Registry Editor |
| and remove the application's entry from the |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run key. |
| Reminder: Editing the registry can be risky, so be sure you have a verified backup before making |
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