Why isn't my NotifyIcon showing up?

Question

I'm trying to get a notifyIcon to show a BalloonTip, but it won't show up when I press the button

 private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {                                    
       OsWatchNotify.Visible = true;
       OsWatchNotify.BalloonTipText = "Example";
       OsWatchNotify.BalloonTipTitle = "example title";
       OsWatchNotify.ShowBalloonTip(1);                          
 }

any and all help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

There are not that many ways to fumble a NotifyIcon. Except one, if you forget to set its Icon property then it will never show up. Ought to raise an exception but that was overlooked.

Answer 2

If you are using Windows 10 go to Settings > System > Notifications & actions and make sure notifications are switched on for your app. Also make sure 'quiet hours' is not on.

Answer 3

This was the fix in Windows 10:

1. Open regedit.exe

2. Navigate to HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

3. Set (or add) EnableBalloonTips (as REG_DWORD) and set value to 1

4. Reboot.

Perhaps, code it to check the registry and/or notify user..