How to hide a Particular Taskbar Icon

Hi,
I have a PC which is also used by some of my friends.The problem is that I use some programs that are for my personal use and I don't want anyone to see them or tinker with them. But when Windows starts they show up in the taskbar(Notification Area)
.I want them to not show up in the taskbar(Notification Area) but run in the background.Please suggest me how can I hide the icons from the taskbar(Notification Area) without shutting them off.I don't want to hide them using the option Taskbar>Properties>Customize>Always hide, because it is too easy to see them by by clicking the Show hidden icons button.I want to use a more secure and fullproof technique like by hacking the registry.Please help!

U can try this Hide Taskbar Plus 4

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digitoman said:
Hi,
I have a PC which is also used by some of my friends.The problem is that I use some programs that are for my personal use and I don't want anyone to see them or tinker with them. But when Windows starts they show up in the taskbar.I want them to not show up in the taskbar but run in the background.Please suggest me how can I hide the icons from the taskbar without shutting them off.I don't want to hide them using the option Taskbar>Properties>Customize>Always hide, because it is too easy to see them by by clicking the Show hidden icons button.I want to use a more secure and fullproof technique like by hacking the registry.Please help!

use a software called taskbar hide...

1. Right click on the empty space icon in taskbar and choose properties
2. Check the 'Hide inactive icons' check box and click the 'Customize button'
3. Select the icon you want to hide and choose 'Always hide' from the right side combo box

PcEnthu said:
1. Right click on the empty space icon in taskbar and choose properties
2. Check the 'Hide inactive icons' check box and click the 'Customize button'
3. Select the icon you want to hide and choose 'Always hide' from the right side combo box

see the first post he had written:-

digitoman said:
I don't want to hide them using the option Taskbar>Properties>Customize>Always hide, because it is too easy to see them by by clicking the Show hidden icons button.

The software suggested are not free.They have the required features disabled which is only available in the registered version.Please suggest another remedy.

Try this -

Start->Run
"gpedit.msc"
User Configuration->Start Menu and Taskbar
Hide Notification Area <- disable this

Is this what you want?

Hi Mr. Dheeraj Kumar,
Thanks for your Reply but I wanted to hide a particular Taskbar icon not the taskbar itself.

See if the application, whatever you dont want to show in the taskbar, has some option like "disable system tray icon" or something like that. Are you talking about the Taskbar button or the System Tray Icon?

See dis thread.

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86402

@dhanusaud

He wants to hide it, not restore a hidden icon.

dheeraj_kumar said:
@dhanusaud

He wants to hide it, not restore a hidden icon.

If he wants to hide taskbar icon that will work.

Really guys, I m lil bit confused wht he actually wants to hide. I don't know either he wants to hide taskbar icons or systemtray icons.

anyway digitoman if you want to hide taskbar icon, see the thread above I provided above, if you want to hide systemtray icon...let me describe..

Humm..hiding a specific icon from systemtray is impossible, becoz it has icon behaviour code in software not in windows. See if the software your are running has option to change icon behaviour. But if you want hide systemtray completely follow the steps below.

1) Select Start -> Run
2) Type "regedit" -> Enter
3) Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
4) Select "NoTrayItemsDisplay" in right hand side panel & set dword value to 1
5) Restart your system

Confirm urself the systemtray, it is completely hidded. :shock:

To restore the system tray set dword value to 0 & restart the system.

Y the anwers r way different frm the question

See if the application, whatever you dont want to show in the taskbar, has some option like "disable system tray icon" or something like that. Are you talking about the Taskbar button or the System Tray Icon?

Hi Mr. Dheeraj Kumar,
I'm talking about System Tray Icons or System Notification Area.

*www.systrayx.com/index.html

If you can program, you should see the Shell_NotifyIcon function.

If you want to hide the system tray only, but all icons will be hidden, do this:

start->run->"gpedit.msc"
computer or user configuration(depending on your need) ->administrative templates->start menu and taskbar

"hide notification area" disable this. Restart.