The Customize button in the Taskbar tab of the Taskbar Properties dialog box opens the Notification Area Icons dialog box , which allows you to modify the Notification area. You can choose to do the following for all or some tools:
• Show icons and notifications
• Hide icons and notifications
• Show only notifications
The Notification Area Icons dialog box allows you to alter the behavior of Notification icons on the taskbar.
The Only Show Notifications option displays
the status icon only when there is a message or condition that the
program wants you to know about.
The Notification Area Icons dialog box is a
control panel. Notification area icon menus typically contain commands
that open utilities and control panels. The Date/Time icon is a good
example of this behavior.
To change the date or time
1. Tap, or move your cursor over, the Date/Time icon (at the far right of the taskbar).
2. In the Date/Time pop-up window that appears , click the Change date and time settings link.
The Date/Time icon can be used to view and modify the system date and time.
This opens the Date And Time control panel.
3. Make your changes, and then close the control panel.
There are many other ways to get to control
panels. For example, you can use the search function in Windows 8 to
find a control panel by its name. But using a Notification area icon to
launch control panels is one of the easiest methods.
Tip
Press 
+X to open the Desktop Management menu.
