Question: How Do I Get the System Tray Icon in Windows 7?
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Where is the system tray in Windows 7?

Click a system tray icon, hold down the left mouse button, and drag it to the arrow next to the system tray. Drop it into the little window that appears and it will be hidden from your taskbar. System tray icons you put here continue to run in the background, but they don’t take up any space on your taskbar.

How do I show the icon tray in Windows 7?

Press the Windows key , type “taskbar settings”, then press Enter . Or, right-click the taskbar, and choose Taskbar settings. In the window that appears, scroll down to the Notification area section. From here, you can choose Select which icons appear on the taskbar or Turn system icons on or off.

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