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I'd like to hide the taskbar entry to maximize effective space since the app has a systray icon, I don't need the taskbar entry. The app doesn't allow you to only have a systray instead of both.
How can I hide a taskbar entry but keep the window form?
FLX
Posted 2009-10-12T13:57:01.503
Reputation: 319
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Process Manager for Windows may have what you need: https://sourceforge.net/projects/processpriority/
boot13
Posted 2009-10-12T13:57:01.503
Reputation: 5 551
I didn't find a way to do this in Process Manager for Windows. Most minize to tray applications will hide the window when moving to tray. – Carsten Schmitz – 2014-11-29T17:50:19.413
@Deckard: works for me. Start Notepad. Left-click the icon in the top left corner of the window to display the system menu. Select 'Minimize to Tray'. Note that some applications have special behaviour in relation to the system tray, so this may not always work as expected. – boot13 – 2014-11-29T23:38:37.050
Seems this software can only remove the taskbar icon by minimizing/hiding the application window (Win7) – Albin – 2018-07-25T20:21:44.670
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If it is a .NET application, you could use Hawkeye to change the properties of the application's main form (System.Windows.Forms.Form.ShowInTaskbar=false) while the application is running to hide the task bar entry. This is more of a temporary workaround than a permanent solution because you would need to do this every time you start the application.
Kevin Kibler
Posted 2009-10-12T13:57:01.503
Reputation: 101
the link looks outdated to me, found a new link for the application: https://hawkeye.codeplex.com/ (but doesn't solve my problem, looking for a app working for non dotnet too)
– c33s – 2011-09-29T23:39:19.503@c33s: Fixed the link. – Kevin Kibler – 2011-10-01T19:00:54.793
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Taskbar Helper 2.1 has done the job for me. http://autoscreenshotmaker.com/minimize-to-system-tray.html
is shareware, round 15usd :( don't know how long the evaluation time is.
but the eval version works for me, just set the windows to invisible by unchecking the "visible" checkbox and also check the "hide window from taskbar only". then the windows are accessible and not visible on the taskbar.
c33s
Posted 2009-10-12T13:57:01.503
Reputation: 121
Looked good but does not work in Windows 7 64-bit. – Carsten Schmitz – 2014-11-29T17:56:10.080
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Perhaps minimizing the app with an external Tool like TrayIt or similar will be what you are looking for.
brandstaetter
Posted 2009-10-12T13:57:01.503
Reputation: 4 119
This tool makes it in system tray, but also minimizes it. I would like to keep the app open and maximized, just no taskbar entry for it. – FLX – 2009-10-12T14:16:26.650
Ah, I see. I misunderstood your question. As mentioned elsewhere, perhaps contacting the developer and requesting this feature could work for you. – brandstaetter – 2009-10-13T07:01:39.333
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I don't know how to do it manually. But this program claims to do what you want:
Taskbar Button Manager is a simple utility that helps you arrange the buttons on your Windows taskbar in any way you want by using drag and drop. Moving your task buttons is very easy, no hotkey needed. In addition to drag and drop you can also use a special program window for moving the taskbar buttons. You can hide running programs too, so they don't show on your taskbar. The program works in all situations – even when the taskbar buttons are grouped or when the taskbar is not located in the standard bottom area of the screen.
A Dwarf
Posted 2009-10-12T13:57:01.503
Reputation: 17 756
win7x64: this tool don't work for me (for hide option) – c33s – 2011-09-29T23:37:20.130
Hi, sadly this tool does not work – FLX – 2009-10-12T14:15:40.617
I'm not sure why. It's being referenced on many download sites and voted up (for instance, http://download.cnet.com/Taskbar-Button-Manager/3000-2072_4-10553731.html#rateit). I don't have XP anymore, so I can't investigate what the problem is. But you do need to register to be able to use it.
– A Dwarf – 2009-10-12T14:24:27.200Maybe it has todo with the fact that I'm using litestep as shell, this shouldnt be a problem though. – FLX – 2009-10-12T14:28:19.660
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I've searched for this many times before, too. The closest I got was Trayer, which claims as one if its features:
the ability to remove the Taskbar button of the target application completely.
but I could never get it to work. If you can, let me know.
wfaulk
Posted 2009-10-12T13:57:01.503
Reputation: 5 692
"Please don't use signatures or taglines in your posts." - http://superuser.com/faq
– Hello71 – 2010-07-24T16:44:04.660Not what you're looking for, but you'd notice that if you move the taskbar to the far left, you can fit far more things on, and the taskbar items can be just icons. Also, less useful, with taskbar on bottom, there is a registry setting to make taskbar items smaller. But from what i've tried, not as small as when it's on the far left. – barlop – 2010-11-03T22:07:33.177
Sadly, the requirements for a window to have a taskbar button are pretty convoluted, which is why such a basic function has few, if any, working programs that perform it.
– Synetech – 2011-08-09T06:32:36.800Can you please tell which application is that ? – ukanth – 2009-10-12T14:01:48.330
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1553923/how-to-hide-a-taskbar-entry-but-keep-the-window-form – joe – 2009-10-12T14:03:26.097
1Can you please tell why did you ask same question in stack overflow and super user and ( some other places too ) . What you are really looking for ? – joe – 2009-10-12T14:05:30.227
I was misunderstood about the concept of stackoverflow, its for developers, not end users. Andrejs Cainikovs suggested to post here instead. @UK, the app is foobar2000, which spawn a systray and taskbar entry. – FLX – 2009-10-12T14:11:15.740
Unfortunately I think your need for app being maximized & no task-bar entry can only be satisfied programmatically by the developer. But if you need space, you can hide the windows task-bar itself (i.e. make it auto-hide.) – Ganesh R. – 2009-10-12T16:14:30.893