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I am trying to customise my desktop and I would love to be able to just move the system tray out of my taskbar. Is it possible? I don't mind downloading an application or two to make it possible.

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For : short answer — no. As and noted, Windows 7 has no built‑in way to "undock" the notification area (system tray) from the taskbar; it is part of the Explorer shell and cannot be moved on its own.

Practical alternatives and steps you can use instead:

  • Move the entire taskbar to another display by making that monitor the primary display (right‑click Desktop -> Screen resolution -> select the monitor -> check "Make this my main display" -> Apply).
  • Move the taskbar on the same screen (right‑click taskbar -> unlock the taskbar -> drag it to top/left/right -> lock it again).
  • Reduce clutter by using Taskbar Properties -> Notification area -> Customize to choose which icons appear, or enable auto‑hide.
  • Add a custom toolbar (right‑click taskbar -> Toolbars -> New toolbar) to host shortcuts, or use third‑party docks/tray minimizers (they create their own icon hosts and can mimic a separate tray, but they do not actually relocate the native notification area).

Cautions and quick recovery tips: third‑party shell tools can conflict with Windows updates or Explorer, so use reputable software and create a restore point first. If Explorer stops responding after changes, restart it via Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc -> End process for explorer.exe -> File -> New Task -> explorer.exe). Finally, lock the taskbar after moving it to prevent accidental changes.

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Member Avatar for caperjack

Don't think so ,don't know of any windows version that it was possible to move it

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not unless you move the whole taskbar

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