Get Windows 8 Look-Like User Picture Tile (Avatar) in Notification Area of Windows 7
If you are regularly reading our blog posts about Windows 8, you might have noticed that Windows 8 testing build comes with a small user picture tile (aka avatar) in notification area of Taskbar:
Since you can’t get your hands on Windows 8 builds atm, we are sharing an awesome utility “Taskbar UserTile” created by “Stealth2010” and shared by “AngelWZR” @ DA which brings the same user picture tile to Windows 7 Taskbar notification area.
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Simply download the file, extract it and run the EXE file. It’ll immediately add the user picture tile to notification area.
It also shows various useful options when you left-click on the pic.
PS: User picture is set to one from Resources folder by default. To set video from Resources, just edit path in config.ini file. To use system picture, just delete config.ini file.
This software is awesome! Thanks AskVG…. Before I saw this I have planned to create a software that is similiar to this, but unfortunately, I do not know the source… Anyway, thank you!
Nice share VG 😉
When can we see “VG Windows 8 theme” for Windows 7 ?
Is it me who is Not able to download it or there is some problem with it?
^^ It doesnt need to be installed. Simply right-click on the pic and select Close.
@Vasu Jain
Its working fine here.
how do I change the user pic as shown in the preview?
Interesting. When i run it i lose my taskbar tray…
nice! still the theme looks like Windows 8 Metro theme
also works for vista but blocks the clock 😉
this is fantastic, i like it very much. is there a way to used video instead of a static png picture…@vg
@ vg, when i right-click on the picture on the taskbar, the only context menu i get is ‘close’. That should i do?
I got the same problem as fordcom.
“When i right-click on the picture on the taskbar, the only context menu i get is ‘close’.”
Using a Dutch Win 7 Ultimate x64.
you must left click @Gandalf
Gandalf je moet links klikken!!! (ook nederlands xD)
我安装后提示错误。System.NullReferenceException: 未将对象引用设置到对象的实例。
在 UserTile.UserPic.UserPicSizeChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
在 System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnSizeChanged(EventArgs e)
在 System.Windows.Forms.Control.UpdateBounds(Int32 x, Int32 y, Int32 width, Int32 height, Int32 clientWidth, Int32 clientHeight)
在 System.Windows.Forms.Control.UpdateBounds()
在 System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmWindowPosChanged(Message& m)
在 System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
在 System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
在 System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
在 System.Windows.Forms.UserControl.WndProc(Message& m)
在 UserTile.UserPic.WndProc(Message& m)
在 System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
在 System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
在 System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
************** 已加载的程序集 **************
mscorlib
程序集版本: 2.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
基本代码: file:///E:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
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UserTile
程序集版本: 1.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 1.0.0.0
基本代码: file:///D:/My%20download/UserTile.exe
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UserTileLib
程序集版本: 1.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 1.0.0.0
基本代码: file:///D:/My%20download/UserTileLib.DLL
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System.Drawing
程序集版本: 2.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
基本代码: file:///E:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
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System
程序集版本: 2.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
基本代码: file:///E:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
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System.Windows.Forms
程序集版本: 2.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
基本代码: file:///E:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
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Nini
程序集版本: 1.1.0.0
Win32 版本: 1.1.0.0
基本代码: file:///D:/My%20download/Nini.DLL
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mscorlib.resources
程序集版本: 2.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
基本代码: file:///E:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
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AxInterop.WMPLib
程序集版本: 1.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 1.0.0.0
基本代码: file:///D:/My%20download/AxInterop.WMPLib.DLL
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System.Windows.Forms.resources
程序集版本: 2.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
基本代码: file:///E:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms.resources/2.0.0.0_zh-CHS_b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.resources.dll
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PresentationCore
程序集版本: 3.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 3.0.6920.5011 built by: Win7SP1
基本代码: file:///E:/Windows/assembly/GAC_32/PresentationCore/3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35/PresentationCore.dll
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WindowsBase
程序集版本: 3.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 3.0.6920.5011 built by: Win7SP1
基本代码: file:///E:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/WindowsBase/3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35/WindowsBase.dll
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Interop.WMPLib
程序集版本: 1.0.0.0
Win32 版本: 1.0.0.0
基本代码: file:///D:/My%20download/Interop.WMPLib.DLL
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************** JIT 调试 **************
要启用实时(JIT)调试，
该应用程序或计算机的 .config 文件(machine.config)的 system.windows.forms 节中必须设置
jitDebugging 值。
编译应用程序时还必须启用
调试。
例如:
启用 JIT 调试后，任何无法处理的异常
都将被发送到在此计算机上注册的 JIT 调试器，
而不是由此对话框处理。
这是在中文版WIN7系统安装出现的问题，希望得到解答。
@ybjddn ,
y r u writing in chinese? WRITE IT IN ENGLISH GEEZ
It doesn’t respect the “auto-hide” setting of the taskbar; it appears underneath it if the taskbar is set to auto-hide.
i think this has something to do with windows live. Maybe its meant to open messenger when clicked in windows 8.
i think this has something to do with windows live. Maybe its meant to open messenger when clicked in windows 8.
Doesn’t seem to be working for me, just makes a blank spot in my bar where it should be.