Hide the Taskbar Icon

Опубликовано: 26 Май 2026
на канале: Isladogs On Access
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This video demonstrates two solutions to a deceptively difficult task: hiding the taskbar icon for an Access application.
For more details and the example apps with all code, go to https://isladogs.co.uk/hide-taskbar-icon

TIMES:
0:00 Intro
0:34 Background Info - easy to explain / difficult to do / why do it / two solutions with application window visible or hidden
1:29 DEMO - using standard Access taskbar icon
2:27 DEMO - using custom access icon - reverts to standared icon when application winodow is hidden
3:23 DEMO - Kill the taskbar icon with app window visible - Access closes completely
4:03 DEMO - Kill the taskbar icon with app window hidden - this leaves a hidden instance of Access which has to be terminated manually in task manager
4:27 Hiding taskbar icon with app window hidden prevents this issue
4:46 Why should anyone do this when app window is visible? Do let me know!
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