On Windows 11, you can change various settings of the Taskbar System Tray to optimize and declutter the experience, and in this guide, I will show you the customizations I use on my devices.

Its system tray icon lets you access programs or items added to the quick launch toolbar created by you. You can see an example of a custom toolbar added to Windows 11 in the image above.

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.

Learn how to create a system repair disc for XP or Vista, add icons to the Windows 7 System Tray, and keep desktop icons in their places.

The ability to turn off the clock (and date) display in the system tray on the taskbar has been spotted hidden away in a preview build of Windows 11.

With the latest Windows 11 update, our system tray icons – WiFi, Sound, and Battery are now grouped. These three icons now sit in a group in our system tray.