What is the system tray

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Monday September 27, 2010

Windows computers

, you may be told to look to the system tray to find a program or icon. In this episode, we tell you

what the system tray is

and explain some of the things you can find in the system tray, such as the

time and date

volume controls

and more.

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Show Notes

- The system tray is located at the far right end of the Windows taskbar.

- The system tray, or tray, holds icons for running programs that have minimized there.

- In the tray, you can also see network information.

- Sometimes your volume control is in the tray.

- You can also choose to show the date and time in the system tray.

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