I've decided taskbars are poop.

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So, I know many of you know about a small executable file that will hide the windows taskbar. I personally think that the taskbar is sticking out on my desktop and it's crampin' my geeky style, BUT... their's a problem. I need to get my try icons onto my desktop somehow. Maybe theirs a small program of directory that will let me see tray icons? I already know how to manage windows via Rocket Dock, so that's no problem; I just need help with the tray icons.

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Right click the taskbar, go to properties and tick autohide the taskbar, job done.

I used to do that all the time, but I've come to realize that the autohide feature is annoying and I can't stand having my taskbar at the bottom of the screen (I have it at the top), so often, when I try to close a maximized window, I'll end up going too far up and bring up the taskbar instead. :/ I thought their was a simple solution to this. Maybe someone else may know.

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I used to do that all the time, but I've come to realize that the autohide feature is annoying and I can't stand having my taskbar at the bottom of the screen (I have it at the top), so often, when I try to close a maximized window, I'll end up going too far up and bring up the taskbar instead. :/ I thought their was a simple solution to this. Maybe someone else may know.

Yeah sorry about that i kinda got confused lol., i know stardock do a program that does what you are looking for onject dock i think its called been years since i used it though

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So, I know many of you know about a small executable file that will hide the windows taskbar. I personally think that the taskbar is sticking out on my desktop and it's crampin' my geeky style, BUT... their's a problem. I need to get my try icons onto my desktop somehow. Maybe theirs a small program of directory that will let me see tray icons? I already know how to manage windows via Rocket Dock, so that's no problem; I just need help with the tray icons.

Any ideas?

Why not just autohide it?

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Why not go the whole distance and replace Explorer with another shell? Litestep, Blackbox, Geoshell... All good in their day, but a bit out of fashion these days. Nevertheless, for ultimate customization, they can't be beaten.

Also a fine idea. I've never tried drastic shell changes, but I've got nothing to loose. :D Thanks! I think I'll try this first. <3

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Why not go the whole distance and replace Explorer with another shell? Litestep, Blackbox, Geoshell... All good in their day, but a bit out of fashion these days. Nevertheless, for ultimate customization, they can't be beaten.

Would you care to elaborate more on this? Sounds interesting..

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Would you care to elaborate more on this? Sounds interesting..

Briefly, Explorer is Windows' file manager, but confusingly it's also the name of the shell. The shell is basically the desktop, taskbar, tray and start menu. Alternative shells, like Litestep, run instead of "explorer.exe", replacing the Windows GUI. They are usually modular (you can choose which elements you want) and highly skin-able. Google Litestep for an idea of what is possible. You still have all the functionality of Windows (including the Explorer file manager, if you wish), but with the ability to create your own personal interface.

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