Post by traycerb » 21.04.2020 04:12:18
Dexpot allows a virtual desktop to hide various Windows components, e.g. desktop icons, etc. (Configure Desktops > Tools > Hide Desktop Components).
One of these components is the System tray (aka notification area), the part of the Windows Taskbar which includes all the little icons and the date/time.
However any time the taskbar is redrawn (e.g. a new notification icon, or a change of the toolbars), the icons come back. Is there a way to manually have Dexpot hide the tray again, like a Hotkey or a rule. I don't see it listed as a Hotkey or as a Rule (or as a commandline option), so I suspect not....
There are non-dexpot ways to do it, by changing the registry, but they require UAC and restarting Explorer, which is of course much less seamless than the Dexpot way (which appears instantaneous).
Dexpot allows a virtual desktop to hide various Windows components, e.g. desktop icons, etc. (Configure Desktops > Tools > Hide Desktop Components).
One of these components is the System tray (aka notification area), the part of the Windows Taskbar which includes all the little icons and the date/time.
However any time the taskbar is redrawn (e.g. a new notification icon, or a change of the toolbars), the icons come back. Is there a way to manually have Dexpot hide the tray again, like a Hotkey or a rule. I don't see it listed as a Hotkey or as a Rule (or as a commandline option), so I suspect not....
There are non-dexpot ways to do it, by changing the registry, but they require UAC and restarting Explorer, which is of course much less seamless than the Dexpot way (which appears instantaneous).