Request for a Feature to Minimize Applications to the System Tray

[KreeOff]

Description of the new feature / enhancement

I would like to suggest a feature in PowerToys that allows applications to minimize directly to the system tray instead of the taskbar. This feature would help keep the taskbar clean and uncluttered while still keeping minimized applications accessible.

For example, when I minimize Chrome or other programs, they would not appear on the taskbar but in the system tray instead. Many third-party tools like RBTray or TrayIt offer this functionality, but having it integrated into PowerToys would be very convenient.

Scenario when this would be used?

Hiding running Programs For Temporarly

Supporting information

No response

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• New utility to Minimize any app to system tray #33718 , similarity score: 87%
• Minimizing any window to system tray #15447 , similarity score: 86%
• Minimize to Tray #16851 , similarity score: 85%
• Minimize to tray #14895 , similarity score: 84%
• Minimize Any Window to System Tray #22113 , similarity score: 83%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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[crutkas]

/dup #47

[microsoft-github-policy-service]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!