Remove items from list in Hidden Icons


  1. Posts : 107
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
       #1

    Remove items from list in Hidden Icons


    If I click on Show hidden icons in the notification tray and then click Customize I see a list of programs. Some of the programs have been deleted but they are still listed. Is there some way of deleting them?

    I have tried deleting IconStreams and PastIconsStreams and that didn't work. Maybe I didn't do it right?
    Last edited by Jambe; 20 Mar 2014 at 00:14. Reason: Added what I have tried.
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  2. Posts : 72,037
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Jambe, :)

    Double check using the tutorial below to see if you did the same to reset the notification area icons.

    Notification Area Icons - Reset

    I'm not certain what you mean by the programs were deleted. Were the programs properly uninstalled?
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  3. Posts : 1,346
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #3

    Jambe said:
    If I click on Show hidden icons in the notification tray and then click Customize I see a list of programs. Some of the programs have been deleted but they are still listed. Is there some way of deleting them?

    I have tried deleting IconStreams and PastIconsStreams and that didn't work. Maybe I didn't do it right?
    CCleaner provides an option for cleaning the leftover icons, see image below.

    Remove items from list in Hidden Icons-ccleaner-clear-tray-cache.jpg

    HTH
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  4. Posts : 107
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I'm sorry. I screwed up posting this question. Apparently I am working on too many computers and got confused. After rechecking that particular computer I don't find any undesired programs listed.

    @Brink,
    The programs were properly removed using RevoUninstaller or were not on its list to be removed and had to be removed manually. They were of the obnoxious type--in fact two .dlls cannot be removed from Program Files because they say the files or folders are in use when I know for a fact they are not.

    @Sir George,
    Thanks for pointing that out. Of the hundreds of times I have used CCleaner I never noticed that capability. I'll pay attention next time.
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  5. Posts : 72,037
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #5

    No problem Jambe. I'm just glad to hear that there's no issue now. :)

    Yeah, the option in CCleaner basically does the same thing in the tutorial.
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