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Specifies a component that creates an icon in the notification area. This class cannot be inherited

Specifies a component that creates an icon in the notification area. This class cannot be inherited

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stop auto hiding tray notification icon

Whenever my windows forms application runs for the first time, the tray icon stays visible for about less than a minute, and then it autohides, what can i do to make it stick and not auto hide ? I tried searching and can't find any useful…
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To display Text On Notify Icon Mouse Over

How to display text on mouseover of notifyicon in c#.Since the ShowBalloonTip shows with respect to the timeout, how can i display the text on mouseover of the Notify Icon?
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how to show Balloon tip like Windows 10 Balloon tip without stretching icon

I have WPF desktop application which is pushing some notifications using: NotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip(,,,ToolTipIcon.None). The problem is: Windows 10 uses new "Windows 10 rectangle with image and text" style for Balloon notifications (I don't know…
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WPF MessageBox not waiting for result [WPF NotifyIcon]

I am using WPF NotifyIcon to create a System Tray service. When I show a messagebox, it shows up for half a second and then disappears immediately without waiting for input. This kind of situation has happened before, and the usual advice is to use…
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How do I make my WPF Context Menu go away when the user clicks outside the menu?

First, the standard info: VS2010 Ultimate Win7 Ultimate x64 WPF app The WPF context menu: The…
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Displaying text as an icon in the status bar

I know that this questions has been asked, but there have been no answers. There are several apps that display both an Icon and a number with it (for example, if Android downloads more updates than will fit on the status bar, there is a download…
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notifyicon image looks terrible once image ends up in system tray

I am using Visual Studio 2010, C#, on Windows 7. I have added a notify control to my project and set it to an icon I have imported to the project. The icon image is really good looking if I just preview it, but once I run my code and see it in the…
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Which format and size of icons to use for NotifyIcon

i couldn't find any information regarding system tray icons, what size should they be in to get the best possible quality. Should i use more than one size (16x16,32x32,64x64)? I'm currently using 16x16 .ICO icons and they look disorted.
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Determining location of tray icon

My application is designed to sit in the system tray and behave similarly to the Network/Volume/Power/Action Centre tray items in Windows 7 (and the equivalent items in Windows Vista). That is, it becomes visible when the tray icon is clicked, and…
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C# Getting the text off notifyIcons (tray icons)

I'm crafting this "what you are listening to" - plugin for learning purposes that displays the current Spotify or Winamp song as a message in an IM client. So far it's really simple, I'm merely getting the song played from the title like…
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Multiple Notify Icons in the System Tray in Winforms

Probably my question is duplicate of this Multiple icons open in tray bar. In my winforms application I'm showing the Application in the system tray once the form is closed ie the application doesnt exit after closing the form but exits on clicking…
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How to guarantee a NotifyIcon disappears?

I'm using a NotifyIcon control in one of my child (modal) forms and it is working fine. SHowing balloon tips as expected, handling mouse events etc... It doesn't however vanish when I would expect it to. Specifically, when i exit the child form and…
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WPF NotifyIcon Crash On First Run - The root Visual of a VisualTarget cannot have a parent

Update: Issue appears to be introduced with .NET 4.5.2. Problem does not occur with either 4.5.1 or 4.5. I have a strange issue I am having difficulty debugging. We have a WPF application built on top of the NotifyIcon made by Philipp…
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How do I remove the "wrench" button on the balloon tooltip?

I want to hide the wrench button on the balloon tooltip Does anyone know how? Is it possible to disable/remove the wrench button next to the close button on the balloon tooltip in the system tray that is being called from…
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Notify Icon stays in System Tray on Application Close

I have an application which runs only from the System Tray, it's only purpose is to provide the user with information via Ballon Tips. It's running well, apart from one minor annoyance. When the application is closed using the Task Manager (as…
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