App in the system tray. Executing at 6am, every day

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Hi, how can I do automatic program update from system tray. I set update in specific time, but update not function if program is in system tray.

<pre> WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized
        If Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized Then
            NotifyIcon1.Visible = True
            Me.Hide()
            NotifyIcon1.BalloonTipText = "Hi from right system tray"
            NotifyIcon1.ShowBalloonTip(500)
        End If

What I have tried:

WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized
       If Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized Then
           NotifyIcon1.Visible = True
           Me.Hide()
           NotifyIcon1.BalloonTipText = "Hi from right system tray"
           NotifyIcon1.ShowBalloonTip(500)
       End If

Posted 7-Jun-19 1:19am

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Updated 7-Jun-19 1:51am

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2019-06-07T01:51:00

Solution 1

Instead of putting the app in the tray and having it run all the time, why not use the Task Scheduler in Windows to run your update app at 06:00 every day? That way, you aren't clogging up the machine at all ...

Task Scheduler - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs[^]

Posted 7-Jun-19 1:51am

OriginalGriff