# Node-red on windows hidden icons

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-windows-hidden-icons/26593>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [13 May 2020 13:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-windows-hidden-icons/26593 "2020-05-13T13:22:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nxito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nxito/32/88293_2.png) [@Nxito](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nxito)\
**Post date:** [13 May 2020 13:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-windows-hidden-icons/26593/1 "2020-05-13T13:22:45Z")

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How should I do to hide the cmd that opens node-red in windows?

Problems:

- having the cmd minimized can be annoying
- with an nssm service I cannot open windows of the desktop applications.

so i think about leaving it as discord or other apps in hidden icons tab.

Does anyone have an idea of ​​how I can do this?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/a/ba31daf17f293208fc71daa1d13108d2aed222be.png)

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [13 May 2020 13:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-windows-hidden-icons/26593/2 "2020-05-13T13:29:42Z")

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You could use something like "Trayit" - i'm certain there are many applications that will minimise a `cmd` window to the notification tray.

NOTE though, unlike NSSM it will likely stop running if you log off.

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**Author:** ![Nxito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nxito/32/88293_2.png) [@Nxito](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nxito)\
**Post date:** [13 May 2020 14:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-windows-hidden-icons/26593/3 "2020-05-13T14:44:45Z")

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it works perfectly, Thanks a lot

I was fiddling with the configuration for a while and others  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/a/baf36ab2c9778d20d5f9b611c05c8286090f0a19.png)

and then you configure the group to open the cmd that matches the name: node-red

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/4/24e3e5b457e3a21e4ed253232b47e7f4119a4bb1.png)

now if I run "shell: startup" [[https://www.howtogeek.com/208224/how-to-add-programs-files-and-folders-to-system-startup-in-windows-8.1/](https://www.howtogeek.com/208224/how-to-add-programs-files-and-folders-to-system-startup-in-windows-8.1/)] and put a cmd with the following:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/d/bd484a136b351c2469dfd049c752ea5ea30a3766.png)  
node red opens at windows startup with hidden icon

now i can open aplications with node-red hidden:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/6/f6ed8655804506c325a2b1bdae60269afdaca3f3.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [27 May 2020 14:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-windows-hidden-icons/26593/4 "2020-05-27T14:44:46Z")

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