Force Windows to show a system tray icon

Question

This is a pretty stupid question, but here goes:

Is there a way (in .net) to force Windows to show your system tray icon instead of hiding it? I don\'t want to do t

Answer 1

it does not show because, even if you uninstall your application, the display setting is saved under the PastIconsStream registry entry. Windows saves the settings for icon identifiers even if the app isn't already installed. For the first install, it will appear, then hide itself (which is what you want to achieve, I think). For subsequent installs, it won't appear anymore, because Windows remembers the setting. If you are still testing your application, try clearing the PastIconsStream registry entry. This will revert back to the "show at first, then hide" behavior.