Windows gives you complete control
over what appears in the lower-right corner of the Task Bar (that area is
called the System Tray). To get started, right-click on the Task Bar itself
(not on one of the icons or the clock, however). Select Properties from the
context menu that appears. On the dialog box that appears, next to the
Notification area prompt, click the Customize button. To change the display of
the clock, click the link at the bottom titled Turn system icons on or off.
Selecting this option provides a list of various system items you can control,
including the clock. You can select to show or hide the clock (and other system
items) here. You can also control the display of icons for volume, power,
network, and others.
Once you have removed various
icons, you’ll have room for more stuff on the Task Bar, and Windows offers the
option to display various menus there, as well. We like to add the Desktop menu
to the Task Bar, so we can see a list of all the items on the desktop without
having to minimize all the running applications to clear the desktop. To do
this, right click on the Task Bar again, but this time select Toolbars instead
of Properties. From the list of available tool bars, select Desktop. Now you
can click that menu to display a list of all the items on your desktop at any
time. Take some time to work through the various options to see how they change
your Windows experience—you may find some of the options useful!
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