Article ID: 310578 - Last Review: December 1, 2007 - Revision: 1.5

Windows System Tray Icons

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SUMMARY

Systray.exe is a tool for system taskbar notifications. The taskbar provides a location for programs and hardware devices to display icons. For example, if your computer supports advanced power management (APM), a Battery Meter icon may be displayed on the taskbar.

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The following icons provided by Systray.exe may be displayed on the taskbar:

Battery Meter
PC Card Status
Volume Control
Quickres
Task Scheduler

Other parts of the system may provide additional taskbar icons, for example:

Windows Explorer provides the printer status icon
Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Outlook provides the mail status icon
The Accessibility status indicator program (Accstat.exe) displays keyboard accessibility icons
Microsoft Fax adds the Fax Rendering and Fax Status icons