Comments on: How to Customize the System Tray in Windows 7

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:50:42 +0000

I get the same message. I’m trying to figure it out and will post a fix if I find one.

By: Paul Jones

Paul Jones — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:57:54 +0000

I’m running Windows 7 in a VM on my Macbook Pro. It runs just fine was 4GB dedicated to its VM. I installed a little app that manages my Magellan GPS software updates. That app installs just fine, but I cannot access it once it loads. The support from Magellan says that I need to right click on the application from the Systems Tray, but it is not there. When I go modify the Notification Area Icons, I get a yellow Info box stating that “Some settings are managed by your system administrator.” with a link to “Why cant I change some settings?” The weird thing is that my account is equivalent to administrator and I am the only one who uses it. Do I have a virus/spyware issue, or is this part of the limitation of running under VMware Fusion 3?

By: ravi

ravi — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:13:56 +0000

I like the fact that the extra icons are now grouped into one icon in Windows 7. I used to hate the little expanding system tray in Windows XP.

By: Tuner

Tuner — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:27:46 +0000

I hate those annoying messages that pop up in the notification area! I’m glad Windows 7 allows you to control the notifications and icons that appear in the taskbar. Thanks for the info.

By: caschy

caschy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:10:35 +0000

Love this tip about customizing the notification area. Greetings from Germany!