Windows Home Server tray icon

When you install the Windows® Home Server Connector software on your home computers, the Windows Home Server tray icon is added to the task tray.

The Windows Home Server tray icon notifies you about the health and status of your home server and home computers. This includes notifications about mismatches in the user-account password, software upgrades, and backup status. The tray icon also provides quick access to the Windows Home Server Connector software via a right-click menu.

Tray Icon Status

The Windows Home Server tray icon changes color and appearance depending on the health and status of your network.

Healthy

A green tray icon indicates that your home server and your home computers are healthy. No action is required.

At risk

A yellow tray icon indicates that the health of your home server or your home computers is at risk. For more information, connect to the Windows Home Server Console, and then click Network Health.

Critical

A red tray icon indicates that the health of your home server or your home computers is critical. For more information, connect to the Windows Home Server Console, and then click Network Health.

Backup Status

A blue tray icon indicates that your home computer is being backed up. Double-click the tray icon to see the backup status.

Offline

A gray tray icon indicates that your home computer cannot contact Windows Home Server. Make sure that your home computer is connected to your home network. Also make sure that your home server is on and is connected to the network. A gray tray icon is normal if you take a portable computer away from home.

Right-click menu

Right-click the Windows Home Server tray icon to display the following menu items:

• Windows Home Server Console

  Starts the Windows Home Server Console so you can configure and manage Windows Home Server.

• Backup Now

  Backs up your home computer to Windows Home Server.

• Wake This Computer for Backup

  When checked (default), your home computer wakes up automatically every day during the Backup Time to be backed up. Your computer must be on or it must be in either sleep or hibernate mode to be automatically backed up. If your computer is in sleep or hibernate mode, it wakes up and runs Backup. Afterward, an attempt is then made to return your computer to sleep or hibernate mode. Some computers will not return to either mode which may result in overheating. If this is the case with your computer, you may not want to use this option.

  If you do not want your home computer to wake up automatically, click this menu item to clear it.

• View Backup Status

  Displays the backup status if your home computer is being backed up.

• Update Password

  Helps you match user-account passwords. This item is active only if the password for the user account on your home computer and the password for your Windows Home Server user account don't match. For example, this item is active if the user account on your home computer is John and the Windows Home Server user account is John, but the passwords are different.

  If your passwords don't match, you are prompted to type a user name and password when you connect to a shared folder.

• Shared Folders

  Opens Windows Explorer to show the Windows Home Server shared folders.

• Display Network Health Notifications

  When checked (default), displays Windows Home Server health notifications on your home computer. If you do not want to see these notifications, click this menu item to clear it.

• Help

  Displays Windows Home Server Help.

• Exit

  Closes the Windows Home Server tray icon. To restart the tray icon, run:

  X**:\Program Files\Windows Home Server\WHSTrayApp.exe**

  where X is your system drive.