How to Show ALL System Tray icons without selecting them one by one? See Print Screen for more details


win11freak

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When I was running Windows 10, it had the option to select the to Show ALL System Tray icons by just toggling On the master switch or button.
As you can see my print screen I dont have this toggle switch to hid or show or all system tray apps or icons. I have to select or check them one by one as opposed to Windows 10 whee I had to just only toggle On or Off to show all system tray icons.

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If you Google it there is a workaround but I have yet to get it to work.
 

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    I'm a computer enthusiast so have quite a few systems that I run. More like an advanced hobby.
I have to select or check them one by one as opposed to Windows 10 whee I had to just only toggle On or Off to show all system tray icons.
Possibly MS got complaints about that, because people accidently toggled On or Off for all and did not remember which ones were on before.
I myself have 32 possible apps to be switched on or off, of which 7 are switched on.
So I really would not like if the accidently I would switch them on all at the same time!

The button on top only is for showing the icon menu or not.

I can't imagine it's such a lot of work to toggle the switches one by one.
If you just know which ones you need. If you want them all, it's even more easy. ;-)
 

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I have wrote c# code in my private application, that checks for any hidden items, and then unhide them. It runs in the background of the app once an hour.
I could re-write that in .bat / powershell if more people are interested in it...
Then once you manually run it, it will show all items, or make a scheduled task that runs once an hour. Then when an app installs itself and its hidden, it will be unhidden within the next hour...

I also have 30+ items that are in the list, but only 12 are shown. Some items i don't need on, and when you go into the application it self, and turn system tray icon off in there, it won't show the icon, even if its set on On in windows. And ofcouse not all application runs at the same time. Its not only apps that start with windows. Some need to be started manual, so you won't end up with 30icons in tray.
 
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Powershell:
Set-StrictMode -Version 'latest'
if (Test-Path -Path 'HKCU:\Control Panel\NotifyIconSettings')
{
    Get-ChildItem -Path 'HKCU:\Control Panel\NotifyIconSettings' |
    ForEach-Object {
        Set-ItemProperty -Path ($_.PSPath) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Name 'IsPromoted' -Value 0x00000001
    }
}

# Set the taskbar to show the hidden icon arrow thingy (chevron).
New-Item -Path 'Registry::HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify' -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify' -Name 'SystemTrayChevronVisibility' -Value 0x1
 

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I don't do this, as the arrow for me will disapear when all items are shown.
Powershell:
 Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify' -Name 'SystemTrayChevronVisibility' -Value 0x1
 

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Right, if you show all icons, the chevron disappears. But if a new app appears down there, it's good to have the chevron showing, to show you there's a new thing. If you hide the chevron, you don't see the new app.
 

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    NUC12WSBi7
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    Intel Iris Xe
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    built-in Realtek HD audio
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    Dell U3219Q
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What i mean is in a default windows 11 installation that setting is default set on 1. So not needed in the script. Only needed if people made a custom moddification to there system to hide that setting.
 

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Well that isn't what you said at all. Anyway, if you're going to set all the icons to show, it's a good idea to show the chevron, and that line takes care of that. If the value is already 1, then no harm done. Jeez.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Intel NUC12WSHi7
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260P, 2100 MHz
    Motherboard
    NUC12WSBi7
    Memory
    64 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe
    Sound Card
    built-in Realtek HD audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3219Q
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
    Keyboard
    CODE 104-Key Mechanical with Cherry MX Clears
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
  • Operating System
    Linux Mint 21.2 (Cinnamon)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Intel NUC8i5BEH
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8259U CPU @ 2.30GHz
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Iris Plus 655
    Keyboard
    CODE 104-Key Mechanical with Cherry MX Clears

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