<p>If I set Bitcoin Core to start on system login, the option to &quot;Hide tray icon&quot; and &quot;Minimize to tray&quot; become disabled. On my system (Pop_OS!) This causes bitcoin-qt to be neither on the system tray, nor in the taskbar when I minimize it, and I don't know how to make it show again.</p>
<p>Is there any reason for these options to be disabled?</p>
<p>How can I make it show again in this scenario?</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/EfuDh.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EfuDh.png" alt="Example of disabled options" /></a></p>

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2021-02-17T11:40:04.440Z
See "Compatibility" under https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/0.21.0/ - if you can repeat this under Ubuntu it might be worth reporting to [BitcoinCore](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues) . If unable to reproduce under Ubuntu I'd report it to [Pop_OS](https://system76.com/contact).
RedGrittyBrick
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2021-02-17T18:05:08.037Z
This occurs when Qt (the GUI library Bitcoin Core uses) detects that there is no system tray available. I don't know how you would resolve that, but it is a starting point for further research.
Ava Chow
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Why can't I minimize to tray when I launch Bitcoin on startup?
Caio Faustino
# Why can't I minimize to tray when I launch Bitcoin on startup?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-17)

If I set Bitcoin Core to start on system login, the option to "Hide tray icon" and "Minimize to tray" become disabled. On my system (Pop\_OS!) This causes bitcoin-qt to be neither on the system tray, nor in the taskbar when I minimize it, and I don't know how to make it show again.

Is there any reason for these options to be disabled?

How can I make it show again in this scenario?

[![Example of disabled options](https://i.sstatic.net/EfuDh.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/EfuDh.png)

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, linux, bitcoin-qt-setup

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: See "Compatibility" under https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/0.21.0/ - if you can repeat this under Ubuntu it might be worth reporting to [BitcoinCore](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues) . If unable to reproduce under Ubuntu I'd report it to [Pop_OS](https://system76.com/contact).  
> **username_2**: This occurs when Qt (the GUI library Bitcoin Core uses) detects that there is no system tray available. I don't know how you would resolve that, but it is a starting point for further research.  

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