How to show a message with icon in the notification area

Question

I am writing code in which if updates are available then I want to show a pop up message with balloon using C#. This is similar to \"Java Updates available\".

Answer 1

You can use NotifyIcon for this.

this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;  
notifyIcon.BalloonTipIcon = ToolTipIcon.Info;
notifyIcon.BalloonTipTitle = "Notify Icon Test Application";
notifyIcon.BalloonTipText = "You have just minimized the application." + 
                            Environment.NewLine + 
                            "Right-click on the icon for more options.";

notifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip(5000);

This will generate popup like one as below:

You can find more details on this link.