How to Clean the Notification Area Icon Cache in Windows 7, Windows 8 & Windows 8.1

[geeteam]

-- Clean the Notification Area Icon Cache --

After using Windows for a while, installing and uninstalling programs, you will end up with a long list of icons showing up in the notification area, on the taskbar, especially when scrolling through the Notification Area Icons window.

If some of the programs have been removed, there is no way to remove their icons from the list. So, what do you do? Read on and learn the best way to solve this problem.

Download Notification_Area_Cleaner below, extract it and inside you will find the Notification_Area_Cleaner.bat file.

Double click the file and Run.

explorer.exe is restarted, and the notification area icon cache is cleared.

ENJOY!

source

Notification_Area_Cleaner.zip

[tezza]

CCleaner :D

Edited October 3, 2013 by tezza

[geeteam]

CCleaner :D

didn't think of that... no worries...

[Vjcobra]

Microsoft FixIt! for Tray Icons

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945011

[geeteam]

Microsoft FixIt! for Tray Icons

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945011

long...

[nanoman]

CCleaner :D

Perfectly The easy way

[geeteam]

:o

[clubhouse]

Useful little tool, thanks.

[clubhouse]

Microsoft FixIt! for Tray Icons

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945011

Useful for repairing notification icons, ie missing, not so good for clearing redundant icons.

[clubhouse]

CCleaner :D

Useful for people who don't use ccleaner.....Amazing what you find thinking outside of the box :=D

[tezza]

CCleaner :D

Useful for people who don't use ccleaner.....Amazing what you find thinking outside of the box :=D

You must have a really untidy notification area :lol:, if you have never thought "outside the box" and done a google search for this, since XP days.

[geeteam]

CCleaner :D

Useful for people who don't use ccleaner.....Amazing what you find thinking outside of the box :=D

You must have a really untidy notification area :lol:, if you have never thought "outside the box" and done a google search for this, since XP days.

I posted this because someone was looking for a way to do this... so i search through the forums but didn't find any... so i had to post this... at least show appreciations guys...

[tezza]

@gee

I have no problems with anyone posting anything to help someone :), i simply posted CCleaner as an alternative if using it.

Edited October 3, 2013 by tezza

[clubhouse]

CCleaner :D

Useful for people who don't use ccleaner.....Amazing what you find thinking outside of the box :=D

You must have a really untidy notification area :lol:, if you have never thought "outside the box" and done a google search for this, since XP days.

Nope, do you believe everyone uses ccleaner.....I have news for you....There are other options....Wise up :lol: :lol: :lol:

Further, I have both ccleaner AND a similar tool to the one gee has posted, I just didn't feel the need to state the fcuking obvious as you did

Edited October 3, 2013 by clubhouse

[tezza]

CCleaner :D

Useful for people who don't use ccleaner.....Amazing what you find thinking outside of the box :=D

You must have a really untidy notification area :lol:, if you have never thought "outside the box" and done a google search for this, since XP days.

Nope, do you believe everyone uses ccleaner.....I have news for you....There are other options....Wise up :lol: :lol: :lol:

Of course not :) , i simply meant that reg, bat scripts have been available since XP to clean the notification area, if this particularly bothers you, at least now you can clean yours :lol:

[jimbojet2011]

-- Clean the Notification Area Icon Cache --

After using Windows for a while, installing and uninstalling programs, you will end up with a long list of icons showing up in the notification area, on the taskbar, especially when scrolling through the Notification Area Icons window.

If some of the programs have been removed, there is no way to remove their icons from the list. So, what do you do? Read on and learn the best way to solve this problem.

Download Notification_Area_Cleaner below, extract it and inside you will find the Notification_Area_Cleaner.bat file.

Double click the file and Run.

explorer.exe is restarted, and the notification area icon cache is cleared.

ENJOY!

source

I had a reg file but this one is better

;-)

[clubhouse]

CCleaner :D

Useful for people who don't use ccleaner.....Amazing what you find thinking outside of the box :=D

You must have a really untidy notification area :lol:, if you have never thought "outside the box" and done a google search for this, since XP days.

Nope, do you believe everyone uses ccleaner.....I have news for you....There are other options....Wise up :lol: :lol: :lol:

Of course not :) , i simply meant that reg, bat scripts have been available since XP to clean the notification area, if this particularly bothers you, at least now you can clean yours :lol:

You're a waste of breath!.....Done with this...Grow up kid!

[clubhouse]

CCleaner :D

Useful for people who don't use ccleaner.....Amazing what you find thinking outside of the box :=D

You must have a really untidy notification area :lol:, if you have never thought "outside the box" and done a google search for this, since XP days.

Nope, do you believe everyone uses ccleaner.....I have news for you....There are other options....Wise up :lol: :lol: :lol:

Of course not :) , i simply meant that reg, bat scripts have been available since XP to clean the notification area, if this particularly bothers you, at least now you can clean yours :lol:

You're a waste of breath!.....Done with this...Grow up kid!

Of course not :) , i simply meant that reg, bat scripts have been available since XP to clean the notification area, if this particularly bothers you, at least now you can clean yours :lol:

ccleaner :D :D

[geeteam]

well i thank those who at least appreciate my efforts and those you don't... i thank you.. at least you keep me getting stronger and stronger... and i know someone somewhere might find this useful

[Nounou_442]

i thank you

[TShadow]

Not everybody wants to run ccleaner for such a trivial task or even cares/understands about its configuration (my girl friend e.g.), so giving those people a nice simple bat file does the job and frees you from explaining for hours how ccleaner works B)