The system tray on your Windows OS is that place located on the bottom-right side of your taskbar (next to the Windows clock) which shows you important and useful icons which stand for programs running on your computer. Now, in Windows 7 we have something called Notification Area which basically does the same things as the old system tray. There are tons of ways to customize your Notification Area. However, in this article, you'll learnhow to turn off and remove for good the Notification Areato gain some more space on the taskbar!
ClickStart.
In the Search field, typeregeditand pressEnter.
If prompted, clickYESin the UAC prompt window.
Locate the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer
In the right pane, right click any empty space of the window and from the menu clickcreate a new 32-bit DWORD. Name itNoTrayItemsDisplayand give it value1. This will hide the Notification Area (0to show it back).
How to Turn Off and Remove the Notification Area from Windows 7?
The system tray on your Windows OS is that place located on the bottom-right side of your taskbar (next to the Windows clock) which shows you important and useful icons which stand for programs running on your computer. Now, in Windows 7 we have something called Notification Area which basically does the same things as the old system tray. There are tons of ways to customize your Notification Area. However, in this article, you'll learnhow to turn off and remove for good the Notification Areato gain some more space on the taskbar!
ClickStart.
In the Search field, typeregeditand pressEnter.
If prompted, clickYESin the UAC prompt window.
Locate the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer
In the right pane, right click any empty space of the window and from the menu clickcreate a new 32-bit DWORD. Name itNoTrayItemsDisplayand give it value1. This will hide the Notification Area (0to show it back).
