My comments are in regards to this issue, the issue itself. It outlines an excessively delayed implementation for an illogical reasoning and then outlines and excessively complex implementation when the simple one is well known.

The steps section can be replaced with two steps:

Documentation

functional documentation for the settings option to hide the tray icon

Implementation

implement the settings option to hide the tray icon

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It outlines an excessively delayed implementation for an illogical reasoning

You are making wrong assumptions on how PowerToys works, and proposing general ideas that simply don't apply to the PowerToys scenario.
If you are really interested to contribute to the project, take the time to ask how PowerToys works.
Thank you.

This cloud also apply to awake too.

I didn't noticed that they did removed tray icon. I'm glad but I need shortcut key to open panel (from click tray icon to show panel like color picker, etc.)

I didn't noticed that they did removed tray icon. I'm glad but I need shortcut key to open panel (from click tray icon to show panel like color picker, etc.)

What version are you on? I'm on 0.69.1 and I still have it in my Tray.

I didn't noticed that they did removed tray icon. I'm glad but I need shortcut key to open panel (from click tray icon to show panel like color picker, etc.)

What version are you on? I'm on 0.69.1 and I still have it in my Tray.

same but again, back to tray icon when restarted after I just open powertoys. I thought.

Almost 2024 and the Microsoft team really doesn't give a crap about its users.

Almost 2024 and the Microsoft team really doesn't give a crap about its users.

To be fair, M$ has never cared about its users. I could provide examples, but I'd die of old age. I honestly can't think of a single MS product that I don't hate with a passion or at the very least dislike and prefer something else, and that goes for hardware as well as software.

I think this is the single most demanded user request. Is there any reason why it's not being implemented?

I think this is the single most demanded user request. Is there any reason why it's not being implemented?

They're doing it on purpose at this point, the devs kinda got offended that people know better, they think it should be the way it is. Honestly I wouldn't mind the icon if it wasn't so fu***** ugly. It looks like it came directly from Windows 95. Said that, every app has the option to toggle the icon. They just don't care at all, if they cared the "PowerToys" that are just basic features missing on Windows would already be bundled with the OS.

No, the world is not against you, and the developers here probably just have other priorities. I don't think being mean is going to make them more willing to listen to you.

No, the world is not against you, and the developers here probably just have other priorities. I don't think being mean is going to make them more willing to listen to you.

I don't really care honestly, these devs are extremely arrogant and dumb, that's the only way to deal with people like this. Stop being a consdescending prick.

Technically the code is there. But I don't see anything particular in the pull requests for tray icon

Technically the code is there. But I don't see anything particular in the pull requests for tray icon

I made #23220 a while ago, so there is actually an open PR for this.

Any update on this? I love the Powertoys functionality but it's 2024 and not being able to hide a tray icon feels kinda stupid.

Also waiting for this. It was a funny ride to read all that Issue #765, but it shows how many people want this feature and how many are tired of waiting, but despitie that are still waiting. And the Pull #23220 shows a real effort to make this happen.

Ping on this. What is missing for this to happen?