System Tray

Use the system-tray icon for quick profile switching, status, and daemon control

Overview

Deck runs in the background through a system-tray icon (the notification area at the bottom-right of the taskbar). The tray gives you the fastest path to switching profiles without opening the main window, and it's how Deck keeps running after you close the window.

Right-click menu

Right-click the Deck tray icon to see:

• Your profiles - click any profile name to activate it immediately.
• Open Deck - show the main window.
• Exit - shut Deck down completely, stopping both the UI and the Core daemon.

Profile switching from the tray

Selecting a profile from the tray menu applies it just like the Profiles page does:

1. Writes the new LoadBehavior registry values.
2. Attempts a live toggle on running Office apps so the change takes effect without a restart (unless DisableLiveToggle is set by policy).
3. Shows a notification confirming the switch.

See Profiles for the full activation behavior.

Tray tooltip and notifications

• The tooltip shows the currently active profile, or "Vediram Deck - No active profile" when none is active.
• The daemon raises notifications for events such as a completed profile switch or a newly detected crash report, so you're informed even with the window closed.

Daemon lifetime

The tray icon is owned by the Core daemon, so the icon's presence is a quick health check: if it's missing, the daemon isn't running (metrics collection and tray switching won't work). Relaunch Deck from the Start menu to start the daemon again. See Architecture & Processes and Deck won't start.