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 ...

Reader Dennis has a laptop running Windows 7. He noticed recently that the System Tray icons for power and volume have gone missing, and he’s wondering how to get them back. For starters, I’d check to ...

If you are using Windows 11 or Windows 10 and want to show the CPU and GPU temperature in the system tray, you can do it with the help of third-party software called HWiNFO. The System Tray or ...

In Windows 7 and 8, you could customize icons in the “system tray” to permanently show on the taskbar, or hide them away in the pop-up drawer. These options have moved in Windows 10. Previously, you ...

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 ...

When icons start disappearing from Windows Vista's system tray—like the networking, volume control, or time display—and you can't restore them from the standard options menus, the itch to re-install ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link When you share a computer with other people, privacy can be a complicated matter. Even if you trust the other users, there are some things that ...

I'm using outlook 2003 and would love to have it minimize to my sys tray when I boot up my pc. I've tried creating a shortcut and changing the shortcut properties to Run Minimized, but that doesn't ...

When your network, volume, clock, or other icons are missing from the system tray, returning them takes just a few seconds. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for ...