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Hello.
I was wondering, is there any way to completely get rid of the microphone icon on the system tray without including adding it onto the "Show hidden icons"?
It's really annoying having that.
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You cannot get rid of it because it is a safety issue.
It's similar to webcam indication light that tells you the webcam is operating.
The only people asking to get rid of the microphone icon is people who are trying to secretly record somebody's else conversation (which is against the law in a lot of states).
What are you on about brother, do you have experience or something since you're suggesting something like that?
Wow, you made a custom white icon for Razer synapse? can I replace all icons that way, I hate that my steam and blizzard app icons have colors :)
PS. Eagerly waiting for someone to post a solution/program that allows you to hide it, I hate this blue icon. I'm using the Elgato wave link like many other people here (or any other program) and we want the mic to work but to get rid of any unnecessary icon within the tray!
So I have my mic on all the time because of my settup (voicemetter) so if a virus takes control it I STILL CANT **** SEE BECAUSE I SEE IT ALL THE TIME ANYWAY??? SO whats the point???? And other spous should know better and use a different computer or user account. Why I have to keep this **** on my personal computer which I use alone anway? Know why? Because my partner has one too. xD
This issue also comes up if motherboard apps are pre-installed or have been installed out of recommendation, espesically one catered towards gaming. My TUF motherboard, for example, has an AI noise cancelling engine that starts by default. Simply uninstalling it stopped it popping up. However for any mic activity it will still pop up, gets pretty annoying.
I am not concerned about the 'security' of my microphone when it comes to icons being an eyesore. I've installed third-party appearance applications and I prefer to not let Microsoft ruin the presentation out of concern for my security. I'm sure some people would like its presence, however it's far better to enable people to have the decision whenever they would like the extra step of safety. In this case, I would very much not have it.
Just drag the icon in the taskbar to hide it, you only need it once, and you won't need to operate it again later.
