- Open the run programs dialog box (either by hitting Win+R or finding the Run icon in the Windows Start Menu)
- Type "regedit" to open the Windows Registry Editor
- Find this section: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
- Create a new DWORD Value by right-clicking and selecting new DWORD or clicking Edit, then New, then DWORD
- Name your DWORD Value NoTrayItemsDisplay
- Set the value to 1
You can restore your system tray either by changing the value to 0 or by deleting the entry. On some systems, the entry may show up in more than one place so if at first you don't succeed, make sure to search your registry for "NoTrayItemsDisplay" to make sure you've deleted every instance.
















