Creating Windows tray icons

If you want to add,modify or delete a system tray icon.Follow the below steps:

STEP:1

Go to run and type REGEDIT

STEP:2

Under MyComputer->Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

STEP:3

Expand the folder SOFTWARE

Step:4

Select and expand the folder MICROSOFT

Step:5

Select the folder WINDOWS and expand it.

Step:6

Expand CURRENTVERSION

Step:7

Double Click the Run

Step:8

In the right side pane,right click the empty area select New->String Value

Type any user defined name and the right click the created name select modify.The below window will come

In that enter the path of your EXE that you want to display as tray icon and click ok.

Have a happy coding..

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