I like to have a task manager ( %windows%\system32\taskmgr.exe ) that runs all the time on my PC to show CPU activity. I check Options>Hide When Minimized so that it only appears in the system tray (information area). With XP and W7, I just made a Run Minimized shortcut selected and placed it in the Startup folder.
With W10, this will not work; from the Startup folder (Win-R, shell:Startup ); Taskmgr shortcut just doesn't start. I can start Taskmgr using the task scheduler, but I cannot minimize it. I can use a batch file containing start /min taskmgr , and this works both from the Startup folder and from the Task Scheduler, but an icon is displayed on the taskbar. If you double-click the icon of this taskbar (restore and minimize), then Taskmgr will only be in the system tray. Experiments with regedit of HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run yielded similar results.
Is there a way to achieve my desire: start with Taskmgr, only visible in the system tray?
(I know about Process Explorer, but I prefer my own solution for Windows).
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