System Tray Icon in C++

c++ winapi system-tray
Andro Miguel M. Bondoc picture Andro Miguel M. Bondoc · Feb 11, 2011 · Viewed 25.7k times · Source

I got a basic window made from C++. What I need to do is whenever I click the Minimize button the window will be placed in the System Tray and whenever I double click on the Icon it will restore...

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tenfour picture tenfour · Feb 11, 2011

You will need to use Shell_NotifyIcon to interact with the notification area (system tray).

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