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Hi, 
The sys tray is a child window of the task bar. Hence you can obtain the rect in the foll way. 
HWND hWndTask = FindWindow(_T(&quot;Shell_TrayWnd&quot;), _T(&quot;&quot;)); 
HWND hWndTray = NULL; 
RECT rect; 
for(HWND hWnd = GetWindow(hWndTask,GW_CHILD); hWnd != NULL; hWnd = GetWindow(hWnd,GW_HWNDNEXT)) 
&nbsp; &nbsp; { 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;TCHAR ClassName[MAX_PATH]; 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;if (GetClassName(hWnd,ClassName,MAX_PATH)) 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;{ 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; if (0 == lstrcmp(_T &nbsp;(&quot;TrayNotifyWnd&quot;),ClassName)) 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; { 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;hWndTray = hWnd; 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;break; 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; } 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;} 
&nbsp; &nbsp; } 
&nbsp; &nbsp; 
//get the rect in screen coordinates &nbsp; &nbsp; 
GetWindowRect(hWndTray,&amp;rect); 

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Hi,
The sys tray is a child window of the task bar. Hence you can obtain the rect in the foll way.
HWND hWndTask = FindWindow(_T("Shell_TrayWnd"), _T(""));
HWND hWndTray = NULL;
RECT rect;
for(HWND hWnd = GetWindow(hWndTask,GW_CHILD); hWnd != NULL; hWnd = GetWindow(hWnd,GW_HWNDNEXT))
    {
         TCHAR ClassName[MAX_PATH];
         if (GetClassName(hWnd,ClassName,MAX_PATH))
         {
              if (0 == lstrcmp(_T  ("TrayNotifyWnd"),ClassName))
              {
                   hWndTray = hWnd;
                   break;
              }
         }
    }
   
//get the rect in screen coordinates    
GetWindowRect(hWndTray,&rect);


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hi gurus, 
 
i have a system tray icon and would like to display a window at or around it. Is there any way i can get the location or dimensions of my tray icon? 
 
thanks, 
Gavin
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hi gurus,

i have a system tray icon and would like to display a window at or around it. Is there any way i can get the location or dimensions of my tray icon?

thanks,
Gavin

Finding the screen position of a system tray icon

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