WindowsApi:Shell NotifyIcon
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Shell_NotifyIcon is a Windows API function that adds, modifies, or deletes an icon in the notification area (system tray) of the Windows taskbar. The first argument is an action such as NIM_ADD, NIM_MODIFY, or NIM_DELETE, and the second is a NOTIFYICONDATA structure containing the icon handle, tooltip, callback message, and balloon notification content. Icon clicks are delivered as the specified window message.
Sends a message to the taskbar's status area.