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Support "hide taskbar icon" #20040

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opened 2026-01-31 07:01:32 +00:00 by claunia · 6 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:01:32 +00:00
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Originally created by @JVimes on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

I'd like an option to always hide the taskbar icon, which would often be used with "Always display an icon in the notification area". This frees up taskbar space for those of us who always use global summon or Quake mode.

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ConEmu source should have the API call somewhere, per its setting: General > Task bar > Taskbar buttons > Don't show ConEmu window on Taskbar.

Perhaps the setting would look like this, but open to suggestions:
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Originally created by @JVimes on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023). # Description of the new feature/enhancement I'd like an option to always hide the taskbar icon, which would often be used with "Always display an icon in the notification area". This frees up taskbar space for those of us who always use global summon or Quake mode. # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) [ConEmu](https://github.com/Maximus5/ConEmu) source should have the API call somewhere, per its setting: General > Task bar > Taskbar buttons > Don't show ConEmu window on Taskbar. Perhaps the setting would look like this, but open to suggestions: ![image](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/6148201/7bdabb94-de53-4748-ba9e-97f7f2bce5e6)
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:01:33 +00:00
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@lhecker commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023):

I see you've already commented in #12933. These issues seem strongly related. Should we consider closing this one and just extending the scope of #12933? I'm not entirely sure...

@lhecker commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023): I see you've already commented in #12933. These issues seem strongly related. Should we consider closing this one and just extending the scope of #12933? I'm not entirely sure...
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:01:33 +00:00
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@JVimes commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023):

I think they should be separate since #12933 deals with the window close button and notification area icon. This ticket is about the taskbar button. I don't think there is any development overlap.

@JVimes commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023): I think they should be separate since #12933 deals with the window close button and notification area icon. This ticket is about the taskbar button. I don't think there is any development overlap.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:01:34 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023):

Wait so like, you want the Terminal to be a visible, top-level window, that's got foreground and you're working with it, and then also not have a taskbar icon for that window? That seems... kinda unusual, to say the least

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023): Wait so like, you want the Terminal to be a visible, top-level window, that's got foreground and you're working with it, and then also _not_ have a taskbar icon for that window? That seems... kinda unusual, to say the least
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:01:34 +00:00
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@lhecker commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023):

Ah, I see where you're coming from... I thought that a functionality that allows the Terminal to be closed into the systray area would not exactly, but effectively, cover what you wrote in the first paragraph. Having it launch into the systray area on startup is then presumably just a small additional modification.

@lhecker commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023): Ah, I see where you're coming from... I thought that a functionality that allows the Terminal to be closed into the systray area would not exactly, but effectively, cover what you wrote in the first paragraph. Having it launch into the systray area on startup is then presumably just a small additional modification.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:01:34 +00:00
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@JVimes commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023):

@zadjii-msft I understand where you're coming from 😅 But yes. That was my status quo on ConEmu for many years. At any time I can press Ctrl+` and be in a full-screen, semitransparent terminal. I press it again and the terminal disappears. I enjoyed the workflow. I think I also saw the notification-area-only approach in some chat clients a long time ago.

@JVimes commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023): @zadjii-msft I understand where you're coming from 😅 But yes. That was my status quo on ConEmu for many years. At any time I can press <kbd>Ctrl+`</kbd> and be in a full-screen, semitransparent terminal. I press it again and the terminal disappears. I enjoyed the workflow. I think I also saw the notification-area-only approach in some chat clients a long time ago.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:01:34 +00:00
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@Neoony commented on GitHub (Sep 24, 2025):

I also wish for this
I use quake mode in ConEmu mainly to combat the very limited space in taskbar in windows 11 when you use "dont hide the taskbar button labels" and not grouping them.
ConEmu does not show the taskbar button, it only has a tray icon, which I can hide in windows 11.

Wanted to switch to Terminal, since it can also do Quake mode, but if I cant hide the taskbar button completely, then thats an issue for me.

At the same time, I also cant have too many tray icons, because there is just no space.... (but at least these can be hidden in windows 11 without having the extra arrow icon....)

( win 11 rant: I really hate the lack of space on taskbar in win 11, cant extend it and everything has huge spacing...taskbar is my biggest issue with win 11 by far...cant use third party apps on work laptop, or I immediately would...plus it also has so many bugs, open few apps with "dont hide labels" and no grouping and a useless gap starts getting bigger and bigger between the tray icons and taskbar buttons, wasting even more space 😆
I keep a lot of things open and I want to directly see and be able to click on them in taskbar, I do not like combining taskbar buttons and used to have 2 rows taskbar in win 10 [which I extremely miss] )

@Neoony commented on GitHub (Sep 24, 2025): I also wish for this I use quake mode in ConEmu mainly to combat the very limited space in taskbar in windows 11 when you use "dont hide the taskbar button labels" and not grouping them. ConEmu does not show the taskbar button, it only has a tray icon, which I can hide in windows 11. Wanted to switch to Terminal, since it can also do Quake mode, but if I cant hide the taskbar button completely, then thats an issue for me. At the same time, I also cant have too many tray icons, because there is just no space.... (but at least these can be hidden in windows 11 without having the extra arrow icon....) ( win 11 rant: I really hate the lack of space on taskbar in win 11, cant extend it and everything has huge spacing...taskbar is my biggest issue with win 11 by far...cant use third party apps on work laptop, or I immediately would...plus it also has so many bugs, open few apps with "dont hide labels" and no grouping and a useless gap starts getting bigger and bigger between the tray icons and taskbar buttons, wasting even more space 😆 I keep a lot of things open and I want to directly see and be able to click on them in taskbar, I do not like combining taskbar buttons and used to have 2 rows taskbar in win 10 [which I extremely miss] )
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