Outlook Icon on Taskbar or Notification area (System Tray)

Outlook 365
The default settings minimize Outlook to the Taskbar, but you can make settings to minimize it to the Tray.

To enable this feature, follow these steps:

   1.   Right-click on the Outlook icon in the System Tray:

Outlook 2016 window settings

   2.   Select Hide When Minimized from the menu.

See also this tip in French: Comment réduire Outlook vers la barre d’état système.

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Outlook Icon on Taskbar or Notification area (System Tray)

Outlook Icon on Taskbar or Notification area (System Tray)

The default settings minimize Outlook to the Taskbar, but you can make settings to minimize it to the Tray.
Outlook Icon on Taskbar or Notification area (System Tray)

Outlook Icon on Taskbar or Notification area (System Tray)

Like most Windows applications, when the Outlook application is open and running, it displays a corresponding icon on the Taskbar, where you can pin it to launch the application more quickly in the future. Even if you use custom parameters to start the Outlook application, you can still pin the corresponding icon to the Taskbar:
How to turn on or off Mini Toolbar

How to turn on or off Mini Toolbar

By default Outlook shows feature called the Mini Toolbar. This feature can be useful, but somebody might want to turn it off. This tip shows how to turn on or turn off this feature.