How to launch Thunderbird Automatically at Startup Minimized in System tray
Mozilla thunderbird is wonderful mail client but it lacks a very simple feature , which is automatic start in minimized form in system tray so that as soon as your pc starts you get all the latest mails and they show up as popup from the system tray which is much more easy than opening thunderbird each time you start your system
To launch thunderbird automatically at startup in minimized form in system tray just follow these steps
- click Start
- click All Programs
- right-click Startup
- click Explore
- Copy paste the Thunderbird Shortcut icon from Desktop or The program files folder to this Startup folder
- Now right-click the Thunderbird listing
- click Properties
- in the Run line-item, select Minimized
In this manner you can easily start thunderbird in minimized form and focus on your work , while your emails get downloaded !
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Great guide. Thanks!
Hey thank! Plus I can use this info for more than just Thunderbird! =D
That did the trick!
Thanks
(using Windows 7)
thunderbird starts when windows 7 start,but not minimized!despite i have it run minimized!
Thanks for posting this trick.
Windows 7 64bit.
TB starts when windows boots, however despite setting the “Start minimised” option, TB still loads up ‘full screen’.