How to hide the volume control icon in system tray?


  1. OldGrantonian
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    [Solved] How to hide the volume control icon in system tray?


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    I want to hide the volume icon in the system tray, so that my grandson can only use the volume control in the YouTube videos.

    I tried the following:

    - Right-click on taskbar
    - Select "Properties"
    - Click "Customize"
    - For Volume, select "Hide icon and notifications".

    But nothing happens. The icon is still present on my Toshiba, and on my Dell. Reboot does not help.

    Please advise.
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    Last edited by OldGrantonian; 31 Jul 2016 at 13:48.
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  3. AddRAM
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    You were so close


    Right click the taskbar>properties>Notification Area>Customize>Turn System Icons on or off :)

    System Icons - Turn On or Off

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    Last edited by Brink; 31 Jul 2016 at 13:43. Reason: added tutorial link for more info
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  4. OldGrantonian
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    AddRAM said:
    Right click the taskbar>properties>Notification Area>Customize>Turn System Icons on or off :)
    Your response solved my issue. Now all is OK

    Pls see the crazy screendshot.

    I made modifications in "Select which icons and notifications...."

    I had no reason to look further down, and see "Turn system icons on or off". (OK, to be fair, maybe they used "taskbar", whereas I was interested in "System Tray". But further down, they don't say "System Tray", they say "System".

    Bill at his very best
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