Taskbar Settings / Notification Area : Configure what icons are always shown

Question

_{Monday, May 6, 2019 5:54 AM}

Hi,
we are using Windows 10 1803.

In the right hand corner below we have the system tray (Notification Area) - with a lots of icons from running applications. (Left from the clock+keyboard+network status icon)

By default the icons are hidden, but we have configured it in the GPO to always show all icons.

How is it possible to setup only some icons that are shown always, and hide all the others?
This should be a solution ready for automation, so PowerShell, cmd, GPO...

As a user I have this option under the Taskbar Settings / Select which icons appear on the taskbar.
But can I set this from command line somehow?

Thanks in advance,
Gabor

All replies (1)

_{Tuesday, May 7, 2019 1:55 AM}

>>How is it possible to setup only some icons that are shown always, and hide all the others?

Unfortunately, we can do it, but only on user side.

System admin can’t specify which icons always display and others hide, this customize function belongs to settings app which is based on user rather than machine or system. Microsoft have put the user in charge of the notification area, there is not group policy or preference to do this.

They are stored here (in the registry) if you want to check it out: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify.

What we can do is just Always show all icons in the notification area or Always hide, like you have done on GPO.

Please understand.

Regards

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