How to minimize groove to system tray without any external programs

Question

I really wanted to know that, does windows 11 allow us to minimize groove or any other apps to system tray without any external apps?

Answer 1

Hello,

Microsoft changed the right-click menu of the Taskbar in Windows 11, so it takes a couple of extra steps to manage system tray icons in Windows 11

• > Right-click anywhere on the taskbar, and you'll see an option that says Taskbar Settings. You can also get to this page by navigating to the Personalization > Taskbar page in the Settings app.
• > Scroll down the page, and you will see a list of programs that are allowed to display an icon in the taskbar corner overflow, aka the system tray. Go over the list, and decide which ones you'd like to have quick access to.
• > To turn an icon off, just toggle the switch next to the program's name. It is worth mentioning that the list includes Windows system icons such as Windows Security, which is used for opening Windows Defender. So, think twice before disabling the icon.

This is optional, but while you are on the same Settings page, you may choose to toggle the icons for the Pen Menu, Touch Keyboard, and Virtual Touchpad. If you don't use any of the features, why bother having the shortcuts enabled?

• > Click the caret button in the system tray to view all the icons, now click and drag an icon from the pop-up panel to the tray, and it will be displayed on the tray permanently. Similarly, to hide a shortcut from the tray, drag it to the panel instead.

Now, that takes care of managing system tray icons, you can hide and show the shortcuts that you want. There is a way to show or hide all the tray icons. The Control Panel applet still exists, Windows 11 just hides it. To access it, open the Run command with Windows + R, and paste the following code in it.

shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}

This will open the Control Panel that allows you to "Always Show all icons and notifications on the taskbar".

Hit the Ok button to apply the changes, and you are good to go. You may also toggle the behavior of the icons, i.e., whether the icons should be displayed permanently, or only when notifications are available.

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