How to show a RadNotifyIcon without opening any WPF windows

Updated on Sep 15, 2025

Environment

Product

RadNotifyIcon for WPF

Description

Display the RadNotifyIcon without opening a WPF Window.

Solution

Instantiate the RadNotifyIcon in code and invoke its AddIcon method.

C#

     
    protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
    {
        base.OnStartup(e);

        var uri = new Uri("/YourProjectName;component/YourIconName.ico", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute);
        StreamResourceInfo streamInfo = Application.GetResourceStream(uri);
        var iconImage = new System.Drawing.Icon(streamInfo.Stream);
        var icon = new RadNotifyIcon() { TrayIcon = iconImage, GuidItem = new Guid("12345678-9123-4567-8901-234567890123") };
        icon.AddIcon();
    }

See Also

• Getting Started