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Windows Defender - Stop displaying system tray icon

 

Windows Defender - Stop displaying system tray icon

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To stop the Windows Defender icon being displayed in the system tray, change/add the following registry key:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\UX Configuration\AlwaysShowTaskTrayIcon

REG_DWORD

Set to 0 to not show icon in system tray.
Set to 1 to show icon is system tray