Spotify Minimize To Tray

Minimize Spotify to the icon tray Submitted by SpotyAtBest on ‎2015-03-05 09:25 PM. Before the last update, I could minimize Spotify to the icon tray. What happened to that feature? It was perfect for listening to music at work without everyone eyeing my business.
Using the Collapse to Tray feature is quite simple. Here are the basic steps: Download Minimize to Tray and unzip it to any location of your choice. Run the program from its folder or from a shortcut you created. Switch to any window that you want to minimize to the tray. Press Alt + F1 and this window will be minimized to the tray.
Seem minimize to tray when close windows options are completely missing (Last time it have, but need to configure) from Spotify setting. I don’t like it work like now. So as workaround, let use kdocker to dock Spotify to tray. It available for most distro too (Fedora, Arch, Ubuntu, Debian).
In Windows 7, you can minimize and restore all windows with a simple hotkey, Windows + D, but minimizing to the taskbar is never a good idea since anyone can check the open windows and programs. There are many apps that can hide windows to the system tray, what makes Minime different is that it hides all windows inside a simple icon which doesn.

Restore minimized to tray windows to their previous positions after sleep/desktop unlock.

3 discussion posts	Hi. I'm using 2 displayport monitors so my windows move from one monitor to another after resuming from sleep/Unlocking desktop. I stumbled upon these 2 guides https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/automatically-save-and-restore-window-positions-on-sleepresume/?ID=fa98975e-e4ed-45de-afe0-fafad56c7a83#first and https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/restoring-windows-to-appropriate-screens-when-docking/?ID=87111264-3633-444a-9cc9-78093bceedab and used them to create triggers to circumvent this behavior: 1. I saved monitor profile. 2. I set system idle trigger to save windows 5 seconds before monitors going to sleep (1755 seconds) 3. I set windows to restore to previosly saved position based on monitor profile change (because when displayport monitor goes to sleep after 1-2 minutes it's effectively goes off and monitor profile changes in windows and when it's waked profile changes back and DF detects it as previously saved) 4. I also set trigger to save windows positions on desktop lock and restore them when desktop is unlocked. Triggers above cause any opened windows to restore their positions perfectly. However there's apps like Discord, Spotify or HWInfo. These apps are closed to tray. And upon clicking on tray icon they're restored to wrong monitor. I tried to create triggers for these specific apps and was succesfull to some degree. Window created trigger don't work but window focused trigger works but not 100% of times probably because all windows cannot be focused by default. So I'm looking for a way to focus these windows when I open them from double clicking tray icons and applying triggers after that. Or any other solution to restore positions of windows minimized to tray (their default behavior not DF minimize to tray function) after sleep/desktop unlock.
Owen Muhlethaler (BFS)	Hello, When you created the window focused trigger, did you create a trigger for each of the apps your opening from the tray? Thanks!
Sunlighthell	Quote: Hello, When you created the window focused trigger, did you create a trigger for each of the apps your opening from the tray? Thanks! Hi. Yes I created profile for all apps I need. I guess it is how these apps are programmed. Because on other hand I have iCue and MSI Afterburner apps. They remember their positions no matter what (sleep/closed to tray without any DF triggers/functions). Also I noticed that when youtube is in fullscreen and video is paused (I use firefox browser) save windows position function on system idle is not working but windows 10 idle timer is working resulting in monitors going to sleep without saving windows positions.
Owen Muhlethaler (BFS)	Hello, Could you try setting the window text match condition for the programs that aren't working? For example, try setting the window text to 'discord' and see how that works. That's interesting with firefox. Does this happen with any other applications when they go full screen? Thanks!
Sunlighthell	Quote: Hello, Could you try setting the window text match condition for the programs that aren't working? For example, try setting the window text to 'discord' and see how that works. That's interesting with firefox. Does this happen with any other applications when they go full screen? Thanks! Hi! Unfortunately this is not an option because discord change window name depending on text channel/voice channel I last used. It moves to correct position once I click taskbar and then click on discord window. If I could auto focus windows with certain condition that would be great. And youtube fullscreen. It seem this is windows 10 'feature'. After some googling I found records that you can disable this behavior using regedit or group polisies but have not tried yet and doubt I will.
Owen Muhlethaler (BFS)	Hello, Unfortunately I don't think there's much we can do here. The windows positions function won't restore windows that aren't visible, and the window focused trigger doesn't always fire when a program is restored from the tray, it depends on how that program is hidden. Sorry I couldn't be of more help!
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Now it only lacks one more thing - add a fourth option to the 'Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer' setting. Currently there are 3 options - 'Minimized', 'Yes' and 'No'. The fourth option should be 'Minimized to tray'.

How to Minimize a Windows Program to the System Tray 2021.

The Windows interface has experienced many ups and downs over the decades. Some designs, like the Start Menu, are very popular. Others, like the ill-fated Windows 8 Metro interface, are largely disliked.

The taskbar, where your minimized windows are, is hardly the target of such hate. However, it can be quite crowded here. Not all of your programs, especially those that need to run constantly, need to take up space there. Unfortunately, Windows does not offer its own way to minimize a window to another usable space – the notification area. Previously called the system tray.

The Notification Area

Longtime Windows users have always known a small reserved area that contains the display of the clock in Windows as a “taskbar”. Basically, we still call it that, but the proper name for this part of the Windows user interface is the notification area.

What’s in a name? Not much to be honest, but the official name for the taskbar will be useful for any future Google searches related to it.

Using Minimize to Tray to, Well, Minimize to the Tray

Minimize To Tray is a free and open sourceportable application. Since this is a laptop, you are not actually installing anything. You just download and run the program. This also means that it will not start automatically every time Windows starts. So you can create a shortcut and pin it to the taskbar or to the start menu.

Using the Collapse to Tray feature is quite simple. Here are the basic steps:

Download Minimize to Tray and unzip it to any location of your choice.
Run the program from its folder or from a shortcut you created.
Switch to any window that you want to minimize to the tray.
Press Alt + F1 and this window will be minimized to the tray.

To restore the window, you can use Alt + F2 or right-click the application icon in the taskbar shown here.

Then select the window you want to restore from there.

Using RBtray to Quickly Minimize Almost Any Window to Tray

RBtray is an open source tiny applet that works in the most ingenious way. While RBtray is running, all you have to do is right-click the minimize window button. This is in contrast to the normal left-click, which minimizes the window to the taskbar.

You will find program icons in the notification area and you can restore program windows by left-clicking them there.

RBtray is not installed on the system. So you have to run the program every time you want to use it. It’s not a big problem. You can simply pin the program shortcut to the taskbar or start menu. Alternatively, if you feel a little out of the ordinary, you can set it as a launcher application so that it starts automatically every time Windows starts. Here’s how to use the program:

Download RBtray and unzip it to any location of your choice.
Run the program from a folder or using a shortcut.
The first time you launch RBtray, you will see a window with some instructions, select OK to continue.
RBtray is currently running, but it has no icons or other indication that it is working. anything.
Right-click any minimize button to minimize its window to the notification area.
Or hold Shift while right-clicking the title bar of any window for the same effect.
You can minimize the active window using the keyboard shortcut WIN + Alt + Down Arrow.
To close RBtray, start it again, and the program will ask you if you want to close the already running copy.

It’s really that simple.

Actual Windows Minimizer ($19.95)

Both of the previous tools are completely free, but if you’re willing to spend some money getting your windows squeezed into the notification area, then Actual Windows Minimizer might be a good choice as well.

Spotify Minimize To Tray Storage

There is a trial version of the software that you can try yourself to see if the extra polish and features are worth it. The first feature of the header compared to the previous two apps is the built-in option to launch the program on startup. Of course, you can set up any application to start at startup with a little grease, but a one-click solution is welcome.

Another feature of Actual Windows Minimizer is that it adds an extra button to application windows. This way you still retain the normal functionality of the minimize button. You also have the option to change the way the standard minimize button works. You can also check certain apps that start at startup to automatically minimize the window to the notification area.

Another important feature is the app’s control over which icons are always visible in the notification area. If you want an application to remain visible no matter what, you can set it to “persistent mode” for quick one-click access.

Once you’ve calculated all the different features that Actual Window Minimizer has to offer, the price doesn’t seem so unreasonable. If, of course, you will actually use these functions.

Apps With Native Tray Minimize Functions

Developers have realized that some apps are better suited for the notification area than for the taskbar. Therefore, it is worth checking in this application if it has the ability to fold into the tray.

You might even be lucky to send a feature request if your favorite app doesn’t have this option. Not all applications work well with the utilities mentioned above, in which case direct developer support will be required.

How Do I Minimize In Windows 10

A Minimalist Solution

With luck, Microsoft may one day add the ability to minimize any application to the tray as a built-in Windows feature. It is not uncommon for operating system developers to adopt features from third-party applications that users love.

So if you really can’t live without the ability to minimize an app to the tray, it might be worth letting Microsoft know that you want this feature built directly into Microsoft Windows.

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