Hide system clock from notification area (For Current User).

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This option hides the system clock from the notification area generally called as system tray.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
The timer library implements the system clock. However, you can hide the system clock from the notification area - generally called as system tray. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value hideclock, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 which can hide system clock. However, if you want to show the clock back, change the value to 0 or delete the added value. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.




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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]</b> , right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "HideClock" in "Explorer" key.
Next, right-click on "HideClock" and click on 'Modify'.
Finally, enter the value as "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.


Registry Entries

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  • Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]
  • Location: Current User
  • Value Name: HideClock
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Enabled Value: 1
  • Disabled Value: 0
  • Action Type: Add an Entry