HomeWindowsXP: Display Date in System Tray and Taskbar

XP: Display Date in System Tray and Taskbar

A buddy of mine was shocked to see that I have the date, time, and day of the week in my system tray. I had forgotten that this is not standard. Here is how to do it without any additional software.


The main reason that users do not see the time in the system tray is that they have the taskbar height set too short. If you increase the height of your taskbar, the date will appear automatically.

time-date-system-tray-taskb

1. Right-click the taskbar
2. Uncheck Lock the Taskbar if checked
3. Mouse over the upper margin of the taskbar until the pointer changes to an up-down arrow
4. Drag the taskbar up until the date and day of the week appears.

David Kirk
David Kirk
David Kirk is one of the original founders of tech-recipes and is currently serving as editor-in-chief. Not only has he been crafting tutorials for over ten years, but in his other life he also enjoys taking care of critically ill patients as an ICU physician.
RELATED ARTICLES

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Most Popular

LATEST REVIEWS

Recent Comments

error: Content is protected !!