After using your computer for some time, you may find that there are a lot of icons building up in your system tray. With Windows Vista, you can hide these icons to remove clutter. This guide will show you how to do this.
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1. Right click the space next to the clock and select properties.
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2. In Taskbar and Start Menu Properties, select the Notification Area tab and then select customize.
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3. Now select the icons you want to hide and choose hide.
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4. Press OK on both windows you just opened and you are done.
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