Minimize window to system tray

Elroy Dsilva

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8 Jul 2008CPOL2 min read

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This article describes how you can write some simple code for minimizing a window to the system tray.

minimize_2_system_tray.zip
- MinimizeToTray.sln
- testApp
  - bin
    - Debug
      - MinimizeToTray.exe
      - MinimizeToTray.vshost.exe
  - Form1.cs
  - Form1.Designer.cs
  - Form1.resx
  - MinimizeToTray.csproj
  - Program.cs
  - Properties


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 9.00
# Visual Studio 2005
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MinimizeToTray", "testApp\MinimizeToTray.csproj", "{B70FE4C1-6092-45FF-A64A-9DFD2597CE66}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(DPCodeReviewSolutionGUID) = preSolution
		DPCodeReviewSolutionGUID = {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{B70FE4C1-6092-45FF-A64A-9DFD2597CE66}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{B70FE4C1-6092-45FF-A64A-9DFD2597CE66}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{B70FE4C1-6092-45FF-A64A-9DFD2597CE66}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{B70FE4C1-6092-45FF-A64A-9DFD2597CE66}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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