How Do I Disable The Notification Icon From The Taskbar?


  1. pepanee
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    How Do I Disable The Notification Icon From The Taskbar?


    Hello, I have a pretty quick and simple question.

    How do I disable the icon in the green box in the image below?

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    (I'm sure there is a simple tutorial on TenForums made by Shawn, but I cannot find it. Can someone please link me to it?)

    Thanks so much!
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  3. NMI
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    It's called the Action Center:

    How to Enable or Disable the Action Center in Windows 10
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  4. AddRAM
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    Windows 10 Pro
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    Right click the taskbar and click Taskbar Settings, then in the Notifications area choose turn system icons on or off.
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  6. pepanee
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    NMI said:
    It's called the Action Center:

    How to Enable or Disable the Action Center in Windows 10
    That's exactly it! Thanks so much

    (I wanted that registry version of it to add to my list of preferred settings by running a registry file. I appreciate the reply AddRAM)
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