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 latest Windows 11 preview build from the Dev channel introduces much needed improvements for the system tray area, such as modern tooltips, better animations, the ability to drag icons, and more.

While you are using your Windows PC, the RAM memory and CPU is constantly being used. Keeping an eye on them is a good habit, especially if you are a power user. It gives you information about RAM and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When your network, volume, clock, or other icons are missing from the system tray, returning them takes just a few seconds. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for ...

So interesting, looks like in some real testing, showing the clock in the system tray can and DOES use a bit more power. Significantly enough on a long flight, perhaps, that may want to turn it off.

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 ...