I have seen my friends minimizing windows media player to run in the taskbar. Before that, I didn’t know how it was done. I looked through the options menu franticly for a way to do it. I gave up after a while thinking that it must have been a feature on a newer version of the software.
Then I realize how simple it was. To run windows media player in your taskbar, you will need to follow the steps below. This is how it looks like at first, when you minimize it before doing any changes.
Right click on the taskbar, select Toolbars and then Windows Media Player.
That is it. Minimize your windows media player now and you will see the player running in your taskbar as shown in the image below.
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This worked for me. Thanks for posting!
Thanks!
Thank You. You have no idea how long i was looking for that “option”!
That is such a weird way of achieving this. . In winamp, its so easy to find.
Thank you so much. I’ve spent hours looking for the way to do this. Ive come to my computer thinking I’ll succeed but every time I fail miserably. Thank you!!
seriously what was microsoft thinking by giving this option in the windows taskbar instead of in the media player itself, I have spent hrs searching everywhere in the media player to remove the media player playing in the task bar….
what if there is no Windows Media Player option in the toolbars tab?
If there is no option for it you may not have the right version of Windows Media Player; get the latest.
I was also looking for the option.
I searched and saw ur blog. Thanks for sharing it worked for me.
what if there is no Windows Media Player option in the toolbars tab?
dude i know that option but i have another problem after the windows instalation everything is good and now when i select that option (toolbarts –wmp) it just makes space in the task bar for wmp but it still stays minimized to the left side what should i do ???
@karthi: You may be using an old version of Windows Media Player that doesn’t support this feature. Try upgrading to the latest version.
@giorgos: I did a search and found others successfully solving your problem simply by reinstalling the WMP. Not sure if this works but you sure can try it out. If it doesn’t, try getting the latest version.
It is fine, worked….thanks.
same here.
i minimize mediaplayer and i di anything u wrote. didn’t work :/
It works fine!
I use Windows Media Player 11 on XP and I haven’t got any problems with it!
So try to update your Mediaplayer if it doesn’t work!
Great job TenthOfMarch
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had to rewipe my computer then couldnt remember how to get the media player to be on your task bar dun my head right in thanks for the help
Worked for me, thanks!
Thank you!!! Finally!
I had the opposite problem! How to get rid of it! I did NOT want it to minimize to taskbar!!
Yours Sincerely
Tkima1
Also, this WILL work with Windows Vista also!
(That’s what I’m running 
)
Thanks for the post!
thanks for that!!
God bless
Thasnk you so much. This truly helped me.
thnx a lot mann..
Hey! Thanks for the tips. I was figuring how to do this for the longest time.
UR A CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thankyou
THANKS MAN! RESPECT! i have wasted my head off to remove it from the taskbar..Thankyou man!
Thank you!! That was a real help.
thanx man
I was nearly frustrated…
I just had Windows XP reloaded on my computer and am so frustrated with trying to get everything back the way it was so thanks for this tip!!
Cool, this realy helped. Thanks. Ray
yass it worked you’re a legend
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Thanks my friends
thanks!
thanks
exactly what i was looking for
thanks a lot!!!