TrayStatus is a helpful tool designed to improve your computer's system tray (the area near your clock). It adds visual indicators to show you the current status of your keyboard keys and hard drive activity, acting like a virtual set of dashboard lights. TrayStatus can show real-time hardware usage and display the status of keys like Caps Lock, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, Kana, Alt, Ctrl, Shift, and the Windows key right in your taskbar.
What TrayStatus Does
After running TrayStatus, it adds icons to your system tray for things like:
Num Lock: Tells you if your number pad is active.
Caps Lock: Tells you if you are typing in all capital letters.
Scroll Lock: Shows the status of the Scroll Lock key.
Hard Drive Activity: Shows how fast your disk is reading or writing (accurate to 0.1MB/s).
For example, one icon might show that Caps Lock is on. Another might show both Caps Lock and Num Lock are active at the same time.
This is especially useful if your keyboard is hidden in a desk drawer or doesn't have its own light bulbs—you can check your settings without ever looking away from your screen.
Software Highlights
Display Key Status
See the status of Caps Lock, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, Alt, Ctrl, Shift, and the Win key instantly in the tray.
Performance Monitors
Keep an eye on your CPU, RAM, or Hard Drive activity. You can even monitor advanced things like network speed or technical disk queues.
Notifications
Get a pop-up alert or hear a sound whenever you turn one of these keys on or off.
Toggle Keys
You can actually double-click the status icon in your tray to turn the key (like Caps Lock) on or off digitally.
Icon Themes
Choose between light or dark icon themes to match your Windows taskbar, or even create your own look.
Multi-Language Support
TrayStatus is available in many different languages, making it easy for everyone to use.