Click to viewThe Windows system tray can be so much more than a parking lot for programs you don't want cluttering up your task bar. Read on to see the five most popular tray tools readers can't live ...

The system tray area is an important part of the desktop, as it shows you the apps that are running minimized without eating up space on the taskbar. This Windows feature has been there forever, and ...

An area on the right side of the Taskbar on the Windows interface used to display the status of various functions, such as speaker volume and modem transmission. Applications also insert icons on the ...

A few months back I explained how Windows 7 users can use built-in tools to create a system-repair disc–an important step to take given that few PCs these days come with one. A reader who uses Vista ...

The Windows System Tray is something of a necessary evil. It shows status icons for various system elements (like volume and network connections) and programs running in the background (like MozyHome ...

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For whatever reason, the last time I booted my Vista laptop the network icon was missing from its usual spot next to the clock in the system tray. I right-clicked the Start button, chose Properties, ...

The system tray is much more than a parking place for wayward programs. Now it's your turn to tell us all about the tools you have tucked into your tray that you can't live without. Update: For the ...