From 00e8225717609d45a9c56896395bb6d451e88498 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Klancher Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 19:15:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] readme --- README.MD | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.MD diff --git a/README.MD b/README.MD new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7e24de6 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.MD @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +# Refresh Notification Area + +Created for a StackOverflow answer: +[Can you send a signal to Windows Explorer to make it refresh the systray icons?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74723/can-you-send-a-signal-to-windows-explorer-to-make-it-refresh-the-systray-icons/18038441#18038441) + +More commonly called the System Tray, the Notification Area can leave orphaned icons when processes are killed. These icons disappear when you mouse over them. This utility simply clears these icons programmatically. The basic work in this isn't mine, but I've updated it to work with hidden icons. For more detail see [Refreshing the Notification Area (System Tray)](http://blog.stephenklancher.com/2013/08/refreshing-the-notification-area-system-tray) + +[Requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784) \ No newline at end of file