Is there a "show hidden Icons" keyboard shortcut?

Question

So I am wondering if there is a way to open up the hidden icons box at the bottom without scrolling over to the little arrow every time. Anyone know?

Answer 1

So I am wondering if there is a way to open up the hidden icons box at the bottom without scrolling over to the little arrow every time. Anyone know?

Hi Troy

I'm not aware of a keyboard shortcut to show those icons.

You can have the old style, where all icons are shown by clicking the Customize link when you expand the Notification Area. Select the option at the bottom of customize windw, "Always show all icons and notifications on the Taskbar. You can also select the behavior of any individual icon in that same window.

You can also drag an individual Notification Area icon up from the Taskbar and drop it on the small window to hide it. You can also expand the Notification Area and drag icons down to the Taskbar to make them visible.

Regards,

Thank You for using Windows 7

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Ronnie Vernon MVP

Answer 2

Win+B moves the focus to the button, and pressing Enter pops up the hidden icons.

Answer 3

Thanatica, thank you for the hotkey! The 'answer' posted by Ronnie Vernon above doesn't even have a single hotkey on it, but yours hits the nail on the head.