How to Remove the DTS Control Panel From the System Tray

So Mr. Tim from MajorGeeks reached out to me asking me how to remove the DTS Control Panel icon from the taskbar systray icons.

I did a bit of research but couldn't find any direct solution to this. All the solutions we found were to just set it as hidden but then it still would appear when you expand the system tray icons and some people prefer not to have it there at all.

After a lot of searching to remove the DTS Control Panel from the System Tray, we found the solution. This applies to many Hewlett Packard computers or any brand name PC using the DTS Control Panel.


We discovered that the DTS control Panel is the Realtek Control Panel. Once we got there, the solution was easy.

Start by backing up your registry.

Press the Windows Key + R enter Regedit and press Enter.

Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Realtek\Audio\RtkNGUI64\General

Find and double-click on ShowTrayIcon. Change the ValueData to 0 and reboot.



To restore the tray icon, follow the same steps and change the ShowTrayIcon ValueData back to 1.

Those who prefer not to play with the registry can download the registry files from MajorGeeks

 

Isn't DTS related to Dolby based Control Panel from OEM Audio solutions?
I usually remove the app from startup and the problem was gone.
Maybe I'll try this guide for my couple of Lenovo's and see if it works. Thanks!

 

But what if you want the app to do its thing and don't want it in the taskbar icons though? If you search on Google on how to remove it, you'll find tens of threads with no solutions.

Be smart...be like Ultra Male...

 

I setup my audio profile once and then it is taken from startup and always windows remembered the audio profile w/o needing to open it again.
I'll try it out, some people might not want tray icon but needs the app running!

 

no.

that DTS sound Control Panel app Ultra Male is talking about is used mostly on certain Hewlett-Packard [HP] desktop & laptop computers using Realtek audio. I have an old HP desktop
computer that uses the DTS control panel and here's what it looks like (using the realtek hd audio v6.0.1.8603 driver). Not all HP computers will have this kind of control panel.



all I need is the DTS tray icon removed since I really do not need it

HP licenses SRS or DTS, while Lenovo licenses Dolby

 

Now most of them switched to Dolby,Creative Sound Blaster Pro and Nahimic.

 

which manufacturers (OEMs), Vasudev? definitely NOT Hewlett-Packard [HP] since they mostly use Bang & Olufsen Audio on most recent desktop & laptop PCs and older HP/Compaq machines in the late 2000s or early 2010s have either SRS or DTS. But Acer, Lenovo & Sony laptops do have some form of Dolby (my bro's old Sony Vaio VPCEB laptop came with the old Dolby Home Theater V3 enhancer, which was relatively weak btw)

I know Toshiba still uses DTS since they still have a license for it (and my dad's Toshiba Satellite C55Dt-A laptop uses DTS Sound though that is provided on a separate control panel app apart from Realtek)
I also know Gigabyte & Clevo licenses some form of Creative (either SBX720 or SB Cinema) on certain Gigabyte gaming boards & Clevo laptops.

And Dell mostly use Waves MaxxAudio on some of their Inspiron, XPS & Vostro laptops


Edit: you really need to check your computer's specs carefully to see if they do come with certain audio enhancement softwares

 

My dell laptop has Creative Sound Blaster 3di, Lenovo's with Dolby digital audio v2, Sony with SRS or some weird name... I forgot HP used B&O since they always marketed along with Toshiba with Harman Kardon with some certificate from THX( I don't remember what its called).
Most of them switched to Realtek Audio Codec w/ SW being Creative,Dolby DTS etc.. because custom OEM sound chips are PITA to get it working on linux.