Windows 10: Does anybody have a PERMANENT solution to task tray icons auto hiding themselves?

Especially the Chrome Hangouts extension. No matter how many times I tell that motherfucker to show its icon in the tray, it's usually hidden again in less than a day, so I have to click the up arrow key to access it. First world problems I know, but this issue goes back to at least Windows 7, so I guess Microsoft is never going to fix it. Thus, I'm looking for some kind of workaround.

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Permanently hiding system tray icon


Well that would be my last solution. There's gotta be a way to just hide system tray icons? And not normally hiding but literally hiding

 

My task bar won't hide.

Hi,


Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



I understand the inconvenience you are facing. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

One of the most likely causes of auto-hide not working is the Action Center which provides alerts if your system hasn't updated in a while. The Action Center is the system tray icon of a white flag. To determine if it is what is
preventing auto-hide from working, click on it in the System Tray, then close the window that appears. If Auto-Hide starts working that was the cause. It can be disabled:

• Open the Control Panel.
• Open "Notification Area
  Icons" (use the search box at the top right if you don't see this listed)
• Towards the bottom of this window click the text link: "Turn System Icons On or Off"
• Change "Action Center" to
  OFF.

You can refer to the followings steps to enable the auto-hide taskbar.

• Right click on task bar and select properties.
• Select "Auto hide the Taskbar"
• Save the changes by clicking on Ok.

Note: See that “Lock the Taskbar” is not enabled. If it is, you may disable it by right-clicking on taskbar and un-checking it.

Keep us posted on Windows related queries and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Task bar auto-hide & notification issue

Hi,

The Auto-hide, which is one of the features in the Taskbar is a great option to have an extra space on your desktop. It will become visible even it is set to auto-hide if there's an application on the
system tray that needs your attention.

To resolve your concern, we suggest that you click the little arrow at the left side of the
system tray and check if there's a notification from an application that you need to see. Click or
right-click on the app and the taskbar should hide again.

You can also diminish this issue by dragging the icons for apps that occasionally call for your attention down to the main area of the system tray where you can see them instantly.

Let us know if the suggestion works for you.