altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore

AltServer taking over windows 11 tray icons

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Description

Go to Personalize -> Taskbar -> Other system tray icons

It should look something like this (hundreds):
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I have no idea how to clean that up

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is named. Reproduce the issue on Windows 11 and trace how AltServer registers and removes tray icons; done when repeated launches no longer leave hundreds of stale icons in the system-tray settings.

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Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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