How to start the application directly in system tray? (.NET C#)

Question

I mean when the user starts my application(exe). I want it to start directly in system tray, without showing the window. Like antivirus softwares & download managers, wh

Answer 1

You need to set up the notify icon as well.

Either manually or via the toolbar (drag a notifyIcon onto your form) create the notifyIcon:

this.notifyIcon = new System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon(components);

Then add this code to Form_Load():

// Notify icon set up
notifyIcon.Visible = true;
notifyIcon.Text = "Tooltip message here";
this.ShowInTaskbar = false;
this.Hide();

Though this will, as has been pointed out, briefly show the form before hiding it.

From the accepted answer of this question, the solution appears to be to change:

Application.Run(new Form1());

to:

Form1 f = new Form1();
Application.Run();        

in Main().