Tray Icon Windows 'link' -

| Action | Typical Result | |--------|----------------| | | Show primary window or menu (often context-sensitive) | | Right-click | Show a context menu (e.g., Exit, Settings, Status) | | Double-click | Open main application window | | Hover | Show a tooltip (e.g., “Updates available”, “Connected”) |

| Aspect | Details | |--------|---------| | | Notification area icon (Notify Icon) | | Primary API | Shell_NotifyIcon + NOTIFYICONDATA | | Key responsibility | Background process control & status | | Max icons (system) | No hard limit (limited by taskbar width) | | User override | Yes — via “Taskbar settings” → system tray | tray icon windows