Minimize Outlook to System Tray

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Minimize Outlook to System Tray
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Like most applications Outlook 2002 (from Office XP) will normally minimize to the taskbar. This setting changes the default behaviour so that it will minimize to the system tray (next to the clock) instead.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'MinToTray' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
MinToTray	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preferences

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preferences]
Name: MinToTray
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (1 = System Tray, 0 = Taskbar)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: November 25, 2001

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