How to add system tray icon and context menu with VC++

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I wanted to display an icon in system tray and add a menu there with some option what should i do in mfc dialog based applications

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I don't have any idea about this

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Posted 15-Feb-17 17:56pm

Premnath Mali

Updated 15-Feb-17 21:18pm

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Jochen Arndt · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-15T21:18:00

Solution 1

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I don't have any idea about this

In such cases using a web search machine is usually the best starting point. Asking Google for mfc system tray application and mfc "system tray":

TrayMenu Sample: MFC Tray Menu Application[^]
Minimise to System Tray in MFC[^]
System Tray Icons - Minimize Your Application to the SysTray[^]

Posted 15-Feb-17 21:18pm

Jochen Arndt

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Premnath Mali 17-Feb-17 1:50am

Thanks but I accept the code and procedure to do that...

Jochen Arndt 17-Feb-17 4:09am

I would have done so if I had such code and it would be short.

The above links should provide all necessary information and example code.