Q: Hiding window task buttons from the task bar

[velusip]

Keywords: hide, hiding, stealth, cloak, window

I wish to hide a window from the Windows Taskbar. More specifically, it is the Folding@Home console client and it is for my roommates benefit so he does not accidentally close it.

Is there a registry hack, wrapper program, or invoke flag to make this work?

Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

 

[lomn75]

I use a little app called PowerMenu that allows any program to be minimized to system tray, at which point you can use XP's settings to hide it. That should work.

 

[Phoenix86]

The FAH console is already in the systray. Just rigth-click the start bar, Properties, check Hide Inactive Icons, Customize, select F@H, change to always hide.

Voilla.

 

[Kvothe]

You can also run the no-hassle standalone client for Folding, and run it as a Windows service. No icons, no nothing, just pure folding.

 

[velusip]

You can also run the no-hassle standalone client for Folding, and run it as a Windows service. No icons, no nothing, just pure folding.

That's precisely what happened when I rebooted. I was then immediately dumbfounded. *grins*

 

[velusip]

Important TIP:

For a computer with multiple processors or hyperthreading you need multiple clients open. To make a sevice for the second folding client: 1. copy foldling files into new directory 2. run FAH from console with -config arg 3. set up as service.

The service name is built from the directory structure and file name, so the service will not be overwritten.

More important TIP:

When I did this and restarted, the second service did not start automatically. Make sure to manually start the second service.

Press Ctrl+Shift+ESC and you will now see two clients running at 50% rather than just one... or two client running at 25%... and I hate you.