845:, use it for minimized windows. By default, this is located in the bottom-right of the primary monitor (or bottom-left on languages of Windows that use right-to-left reading order), or at the bottom of the taskbar if docked vertically. The clock appears here, and applications can put icons in the notification area to indicate the status of an operation or to notify the user about an event. For example, an application might put a printer icon in the status area to show that a print job is under way, or a display driver application may provide quick access to various screen resolutions. The notification area is commonly referred to as the
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537:, in tablet mode, on the RTM version (1507). The next major revision to the taskbar came in Windows 10, where icons for Search and Task View have been added. Also, the shortcut to Action Center is visible (the icon for Action Center has been moved to the right when the
1060:. Prior to version 8.5 the menu's title was the icon of the foreground application. Version 8.5 introduced the ability to optionally also display the application name and to "tear off" the menu by dragging the title with the mouse. The torn off menu was displayed as a
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functions and information. At the time of its introduction in 1995, the taskbar was unique among such elements because it provided the user with a means of switching between running programs through a single click of the
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whilst holding down the CTRL key, an extra tab for DeskBar Options is shown, but no part of it can be used. The DeskBar option was a feature that was never included within these versions of Windows.
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taskbar with multiple tasks running. Note the Quick Launch toolbar, introduced in Windows 95 OSR 2.5. Icons in the notification area can be hidden to save space and revealed with the arrow button.
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by removing a border of pixels surrounding the Start button which did not activate the menu, allowing the menu to be activated by clicking directly in the corner of the screen.
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position) can be dragged to control its height (width for a vertical taskbar); this is especially useful for a vertical taskbar to show window titles next to the window icons.
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called panel applets, which can consist of application shortcuts, search tools, or other tools. The contents of the panels can be moved, removed, or configured in other ways.
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removes the Quick Launch bar and hides application names by default, in favor of large icons that can be "pinned" to the taskbar when the application is not running.
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2276:Microsoft Windows components
1725:The Next Windows: Windows 98
1543:. AuthorHouse. p. 358.
957:. Optionally shown when the
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3319:Mandatory Integrity Control
3073:Windows Deployment Services
2870:Wireless Zero Configuration
1987:"Shell_NotifyIcon Function"
1832:Microsoft Developer Network
1143:Unix-like operating systems
1077:were a popular category of
938:many other taskbar features
721:The Windows shell places a
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3168:Kernel Transaction Manager
3153:Hardware Abstraction Layer
2850:Multimedia Class Scheduler
1537:Dan Ryan (13 April 2011).
1109:The right side of macOS's
539:Windows Anniversary Update
513:Windows Anniversary Update
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1899:"System Tray Icon Sample"
727:Single Document Interface
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3223:Security Account Manager
2817:Windows XP visual styles
1322:(based on KDE3's Kicker)
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652:(or the Start screen in
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3864:Media Control Interface
3698:Help and Support Center
3314:Kernel Patch Protection
3078:System Resource Manager
3058:Remote Desktop Services
3053:Print Services for UNIX
2835:Service Control Manager
2445:Windows Error Reporting
2365:DirectX Diagnostic Tool
2063:Windows XP Resource Kit
1287:Other Unix environments
733:may also appear there.
64:behavioral psychologist
3844:Desktop Cleanup Wizard
3420:COM Structured storage
3121:Desktop Window Manager
3013:Windows Media Services
2029:(September 20, 2003).
1656:(September 10, 2003).
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1522:: CS1 maint: others (
1454:Andrews, Paul (1999).
1365:Avant Window Navigator
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773:Desktop Window Manager
741:Windows Desktop Update
689:Windows Desktop Update
355:. It also appeared in
310:Windows Server 2012 R2
286:Windows Desktop Update
192:operating system from
4029:Application launchers
3472:Windows Mixed Reality
3143:Enhanced Write Filter
2993:Roaming user profiles
1940:"Microsoft Time Zone"
1602:US patent 5825357
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3753:Mobile Device Center
3703:Health & Fitness
3501:Solitaire Collection
3329:User Account Control
3324:Protected Media Path
3228:Server Message Block
3178:Logical Disk Manager
2430:System Policy Editor
2415:System Configuration
1626:CHI 96 Design Briefs
1293:desktop environments
1263:which showcases the
1133:The default Dock in
1092:and its predecessor
959:Windows Media Player
955:Windows Media Player
3899:Virtual DOS machine
3243:System Idle Process
3218:Resource Protection
3126:Portable Executable
3018:Active DRM Services
2420:System File Checker
2390:Performance Monitor
2128:"Notification Area"
1828:"Notification Area"
1632:on October 22, 2008
1261:Activities Overview
693:Internet Explorer 4
670:Windows Server 2012
298:Windows Server 2012
196:. It is called the
4039:Windows components
3904:Windows on Windows
3628:Backup and Restore
3440:Transaction Server
3158:I/O request packet
2998:Folder redirection
2667:Speech Recognition
2425:System Information
2380:Management Console
2098:. January 25, 2006
2069:. November 3, 2005
1789:. November 1, 2006
1687:"Giving You Fitts"
1389:The New York Times
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2455:Windows Installer
2035:The Old New Thing
1662:The Old New Thing
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2652:Quick Assist
2580:Media Player
2550:Feedback Hub
2545:Fax and Scan
2440:Task Manager
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2350:Disk Cleanup
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2928:Mount Point
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1326:Standalone
1272:GNOME Shell
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1115:Menu extras
1066:AppleScript
859:status area
847:system tray
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761:introduced
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487:Windows 8.1
385:A standard
333:Fitts's law
306:Windows 8.1
177:Windows 1.0
130:Windows 1.0
125:Windows 1.0
120:Antecedents
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4018:Categories
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3768:NetMeeting
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3033:SharePoint
2797:Start menu
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2505:Calculator
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2211:2022-05-20
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1772:2008-05-27
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1583:US5757371A
1440:2024-04-26
1407:2023-03-22
1371:References
1281:Activities
1276:Activities
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1050:Mac OS 8.5
1034:Windows 98
1030:Windows 95
963:Windows XP
909:Windows 11
866:Windows Me
811:Windows 11
759:Windows XP
753:Windows Me
737:Windows 98
712:Windows XP
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681:Windows 95
658:Windows 9x
650:Start menu
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583:Windows 10
561:Windows 10
535:Windows 10
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465:hot corner
413:Windows XP
387:Windows XP
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157:Windows 95
52:Start Menu
44:Windows 95
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3743:Messaging
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2575:Messaging
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2525:Clipchamp
2500:3D Viewer
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2136:Microsoft
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2067:Microsoft
2039:Microsoft
1945:Microsoft
1695:Microsoft
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1397:0362-4331
1353:WindowLab
1103:trash can
1079:shareware
1075:DragThing
1022:Windows 7
983:Tablet PC
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825:Deskbands
801:Windows 7
794:Windows 7
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783:Windows 7
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439:Windows 7
328:project.
294:Windows 8
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2607:Narrator
2555:Get Help
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1058:menu bar
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913:UltraMon
813:removed
803:removed
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246:Amistart
199:icon bar
48:programs
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3889:Interix
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3723:Journal
3713:Imaging
3561:InkBall
3447:DirectX
3410:ActiveX
3398:JScript
3111:Console
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2410:Sysprep
1556:13 June
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989:Desktop
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797:button.
777:tooltip
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