As the title says: How do I remove the entries in the taskbar icon customisation list for programs that I have uninstalled? I uninstalled 2 programs, but their entries are still there for 'customisation'. Not that it matters that much, but I like stuff neat and tidy.
I think in XP there was a 'remove from list' if one selected an entry, but in Windows 7 I cannot see any option.
Or are you talking about the System Tray (where the clock is)??
Yes, sorry - the system tray.
CCleaner has an option. Windows 7 doesn't have the "WinXP" option you mentioned.
I use a method involving killing the Explorer process, running a reg file and then restarting Explorer.exe but I can't find the Tutorial!!
Open regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify\
Then delete these values in right frame: IconStreams and PastIconsStream
Open Task manager & kill explorer.exe (desktop will disappear).
Then do File > new task & type explorer.exe.
This will basically reset the notification area icons. You may notice icons for programs you use disappear too, but don't panic. The next time you run that program it's icon will be put back.
Thanks a lot for the tip. Is it enough to delete PastIconStream value or both including IconStreams?
I have it saved to a text file so I just copy and past it into a thread when needed. I've probably done it 4 or 5 times now to clean things up. Not sure who's fault the left over icons are but it would be nice if somebody would fix it.
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