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Brass Contributor

May 11, 2022

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"Show all icons in system tray" option in windows11

Hello there. Subject said that all. This option was available till windows10 in taskbar and start menu settings, but in windows11, I found a settings to enable notification icons one by one, and not ...

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haruncosovic
Dec 19, 2022
abdullah5490
To always show all the Icons in the System Tray or Notification area of Windows 11/10, follow these steps:

1. Press Win+R to open the Run prompt.
2. Enter this value: explorer shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
3. Tick the Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar checkbox.
4. Click the OK button.

Hope this helps everyone!

Sidney1685

Copper Contributor

Apr 10, 2024

In Windows 11, the option to show all icons in the system tray has been replaced with a new approach that allows you to individually choose which icons to show in the system tray. However, if you still prefer to see all icons in the system tray at once, you can follow these steps:

1.Right-click on the taskbar.
2.Select "Taskbar settings" from the context menu.
3.In the Taskbar settings window, scroll down to the "Notification area" section.
4.Click on "Turn system icons on or off."
5.Toggle on the switches next to the system icons you want to display in the system tray. By default, this list includes icons like Clock, Volume, Network, and Power.

vaiium

Brass Contributor

Apr 10, 2024

See, you say this. So they either changed it recently. In which case. Still F em. This should never have been removed. The start menu in windows 11 is still garbage. And its still one big unorganized S-show as. Windows 11 is an homage to terribleness. The right click menu can only be turned normal through the registry. And i could go on. But I'm tired. Completely done with windows 11. And convinced you are lying about the option you are describing. Because this thread wouldn't exist if that option would have been there.

Also, rereading your comment. "a new approach that allows you to individually choose which icons to show in the system tray" THIS WAS ALWAYS THERE. ITS NOT NEW, THEY CANT REBRAND AN OLD OPTION AS "A NEW APPROACH". YOU WHERE ALWAYS ABLE TO SELECT INDIVIDUALLY. YOUR POST IS BAD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD. THIS IS NOT NEW YOU GARBAGE HUMAN BEING.

JoshuaMIllen
Copper Contributor
Apr 10, 2024
vaiium
I think this is the section they are trying to reference... but it still does not behave as expected.
This does need to be an easy GPO (gpedit) or reg setting that can be changed globally for the machine.
- vaiium
  Brass Contributor
  Apr 10, 2024
  Ah, alright. So in there there's also not an option to just "show all, always". I think its super weird and annoyingh they removed this option and replaced it with "you gotta click all of m, and click m again if a program had an update" Its honestly beyond me :')
  
  I agree with that it should be easy, and would take it further. It should not be anything more than a check mark or switch. Same with the right click menu and the start menu.
  
  I still hopefully have about 40 to 50 years of computer use to go. And if this is where were going to, I will have to learn how to make an operating system, or how to keep windows 10 relevant for that duration.
  
  If its less than 40 years its because will have died on this hill.
mg509
Copper Contributor
Apr 10, 2024
vaiium how do you update the right click menu to normal through the registry? been searching for this
- vaiium
  Brass Contributor
  Apr 10, 2024
  Happy to see the rest of my post isn't too off putting for a serious question :')
  
  My first advice would be ditch windows 11. Every downgrade is a vote! You should be able to downgrade on your current windows 11 key. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r63pangkWJU )
  
  If you don't want to or that's not an option for you. This should do the trick:
  
  1-Right-click the Start button and choose Windows Terminal.
  2-Copy the command from below, paste it into Windows Terminal Window, and press enter.
  reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve
  3-(????) Restart File Explorer or your computer for the changes to take effect.
  4-(profit) You would see the Legacy Right Click Context menu by default.
  
  I've straight up copied that information from this link:
  https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/restore-old-right-click-context-menu-in-windows-11/a62e797c-eaf3-411b-aeec-e460e6e5a82a
  
  Edit: Do please take note, this worked about a year ago. Maybe it does not anymore.
  
  Hope this helps!