# Hide icon from windows start bar
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/hide-icon-from-windows-start-bar/40572
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [January 13, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/hide-icon-from-windows-start-bar/40572 "2023-01-13T02:57:39Z")
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### Author:  [@Mikey83](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Mikey83)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/hide-icon-from-windows-start-bar/40572/1 "2023-01-13T02:57:40Z")
Hi all, is there a way to hide the icon of a sketch from the windows start bar? Ive seen it might be possible with JFrame but know nothing about that side of java, just wondering if its possible with PApplet or something?
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### Author:  [@Mikey83](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Mikey83)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/hide-icon-from-windows-start-bar/40572/3 "2023-01-13T05:28:53Z")
Theres no need, all I was making was a desktop background that I could use to write notes on that could start when windows boots up but wanted the start bar icon not there, ive heard you can move it to the tray on the start bar but not sure how