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Remove/Show Notify Area Icons

You can always select which icons & Notifications you want to appear on the taskbar in Windows.

Navigate to control panel, All control Panel Items>Notification Area Icons

Here you can select for which application you want to remove / show notification or Icon.
Although it does not removes or loads and of the application in the memory. If you wish to tweak so that, the application to appear/disappear at startup you may require it to tweak through MSCONFIG
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How to change system icons | Change System Icon | Computer Tips and Tricks | Computer Tricks and Tips

How to change system icons | Change System Icon

Change system icons
1. On your desktop, right - click, and then click Properties.
Desktop shortcut menu with selected properties
2. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Desktop tab. Customize the desktop.
Desktop Display Properties dialog box, select the Customize Desktop button, tab
3. On the General tab, click the icon you want to change. Then click Change Icon.
With the Desktop Items window select Change Icon button
4. Click the Browse button, and select the folder in which you saved your icons. Click the View menu, and then click the thumbnail.
Menu, select Change Icon window with thumbnails
5. Click the icon you want to use, and then click Open.
Open Change Icon window with the selected button
6. Click OK.
Change Icon window with OK button selected
7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 to change other icons. When you are finished changing your mouse, click OK twice
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Show Desktop Icon in Windows 7

Show desktop in Quick Launch till Windows Vista was a handy feature which was used to minimize all the open Windows. New users would find this feature not present at the same place in Windows 7 instead it has been provided at a different location.This feature has been named as Aero Peek.
The new Show Desktop located on the bottom right of the task bar, it‟s not an icon, and instead it‟s a little bar now that is next to the Time/Date.
There are 3 types of actions it can perform according to event performed.
1. Mouse Hover: Show desktop & would bring back all Windows back when mouse is taken away i.e. a preview of Desktop and see through all Running Appz on your Desktop. Use Win+Spacebar to peek to desktop.
2. Mouse Click: Minimize all Windows and show Desktop
3. Mouse Re-Click: Open all Windows again after they have been minimized by first Mouse Click.

This function can be achieved by pressing Win+D or Win+M Key combos to bring you to the Desktop. Also Quick Launch can be enabled in Windows 7 as well.

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