You can also turn a few system icons off completely from Settings by clicking on “Turn system icons on or off.” There’s no need to display a touch keyboard icon on a desktop computer, for example. If you want to see the Windows Defender icon all the time so you’re reassured about security protection, drag it down to the taskbar.
It’s up in the overflow area in a second, no fuss. If you don’t need to see it all the time, drag it off the taskbar. Dropbox, for example, tends to make its icon always visible. When you drag an icon from the taskbar to the overflow area, it’s the equivalent of turning the icon “off” in Settings. I was surprised to find that the icons can be dragged from one place to another in Windows 10. Turn an icon “on” for it to appear all the time, “off” for it to be tucked in the overflow area. (Or click on Start / Settings / Personalization / Taskbar.) Then scroll down and click on Notification area / Select which icons appear on the taskbar. To adjust the icons displayed in the notification area in Windows 10, right-click an empty part of the taskbar and click on Settings. You’ve been able to adjust which icons are always visible and which are hidden ever since Windows XP, but the settings have been moved in Windows 10. The “overflow area” is the popup bubble that displays icons for running programs and services when you click the up arrow. Many other programs leave icons down in the lower right – some visible, some out of sight in the overflow area. A few icons are typically visible all the time – the network/wifi icon and the volume icon are pretty standard. The notification area is on the right of the taskbar. It’s one of the more lovable small touches that Microsoft tucked around the edges of Windows 10. Might be the simplest tip I’ve offered.īut take a second and appreciate it. Want to keep an icon out of sight so it doesn’t take up any space? Drag it up from the notification area and drop it in the overflow area.
Want to see an icon in the notification area on the taskbar? Drag it from the overflow area and drop it where you want it.
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