Masquage de la barre d'état système sous Windows 11
Hiding another program's window is well-understood. Hiding its system-tray icon is the part most tools get wrong — especially on Windows 11, where the notification area changed and simpler tools quietly give up. gohide is built to keep working there.
What to expect
gohide checks what your system supports and uses the best available method automatically, so in most cases you don't have to think about it:
- Most apps — gohide hides the tray icon completely, and brings it back exactly as it was when you restore.
- Protected apps (for example anti-cheat-protected games) — gohide tucks the icon away instead of fully removing it. It's still cleared from view, and fully reversible.
- If an app can't be hidden on your particular Windows build, gohide tells you clearly rather than silently doing nothing.
Everything gohide does to a tray icon is reversible — restoring always returns the icon to where it was.
One system-level exception: Smart App Control
On Windows 11 PCs with Smart App Control turned on (common on brand-new machines), Windows blocks the helper gohide uses for tray icons, so tray hiding fails no matter which method would otherwise apply — windows and taskbar buttons still hide fine. This also applies to the Microsoft Store copy. We recommend turning Smart App Control off before using gohide; it can be switched back on later in Windows Security. See the Smart App Control guide for how to check and change it.
Re-appearing icons
Some apps re-add their tray icon periodically. gohide watches for this and re-hides the icon, so it stays hidden until you choose to bring it back.
Every CPU architecture
Tray hiding works the same across x64, ARM64, and x86 — on an ARM64 laptop just as on a traditional desktop.