Settings Not Saving

[My711thLoginHandle]

Got a new laptop at work to replace my old one. Windows 10 Enterprise.
I installed the latest version of MC. I have a few issues but will mention three here.

1 > I have it set not to show the icon in the system tray, but it still show when the program is loaded.
2 > I remove the EXT column but it keeps reappearing when I reopen the program.
How do I keep them from showing?

3 > I have it set to do Windows commands (CTRL-C, CTRL-P, CTRL-X, etc) but it does not work.

Thanks.

[Mathias (Author)]

1
Check the setting for the TrayIcon in core settings.. and check if "Show a tray icon" is unchecked..   Maybe it got in a confused state.. try enabling it , save settings and disable it again. and save settings.

2
If you change the column setup and you want that setup as you default setup.. then select "Save current layout as default" from the popup menu when you right click on columns

3
You have set what to do what ?

[My711thLoginHandle]

1 - Will try.
2 - Oh, there it is. I been looking in the other menus.
3 - For CTRL-C to copy, CTRL-V to paste, CTRL-X to move, etc. Instead they do nothing in MC. Sometimes I will CTRL-C a folder, but it copies the previous file in memory instead.

[Mathias (Author)]

3. MC already have have them set to Copy/Paste/Cut, But they call the the Windows Copy/Paste/Cut so that it works across applications

[My711thLoginHandle]

Every now and then, the icon keeps showing in the task tray.
I keep resetting the option in settings and saving it, and it will go away for a bit but then it shows up in tray again.
Right now in CORE SETTINGS > LAYOUT > TRAY ICON they are all unchecked since last week and the tray icon not been shown until I loaded the program today.
Guess I just got some reoccurring glitch in the program or the OS.
I rechecked the box, saved, unchecked, saved, closed program, reopened. Tray icon gone again, and I can report back when I notice it pops back up.

[My711thLoginHandle]

The icon popped back up after the weekend.
I wonder if related to reboots. I will do some testing.

[My711thLoginHandle]

Yes. Seems to be coming back after rebooting and starting the program.

[Mathias (Author)]

Strange.

If the settings is off.. MC will not tell windows to add a tray icon..Maybe the settings is not save ?
Do it keep other settings ?

[My711thLoginHandle]

So far everything else I have changed saved.
Even though it is a fresh install on a new laptop, I could try deleting the settings completely and try again.
It is not that big of an issue if I see it. More of an OCD thing really, and a couple of decades of keeping a tidy taskbar.
I will play around more and if I figure anything I will reply back. Not going to make this a huge deal.

[DiggerP]

@ My711thLoginHandle,

Hi,
Have you tried to address this using Windows setttings via Notification (Systray) Settings?
Right-click the ^ (Up) arrow ( Show hidden icons)  and choose Settings - Then go to Notification area - Then  "Select which items appear on the Taskbar."

If those settings don't hold, it's Windows that doesn't save your settings, not a fault of MC...

[My711thLoginHandle]

Digger, I appreciate the info, but if in MC's settings it is set to NOT show the icon, then it should not be showing. Not saying it is or is not a complete issue with MC, or Windows (which is a bug fest), but there should be nothing to hide if it is not to appear in the first place. It can be a band aid tip, indeed.
I have not played around with other ideas yet but if i find something, I will let you know.

[Mathias (Author)]

I don't know how the icon can be shown for you if the settings for it is off.. I never seen that and Im not able to recreate that.
Check the config file manually to really see if that settings are saved. Maybe something is blocking it from being saved

C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\MultiCommander\Config\MultiCommander.xml

    <tray>
      <showtrayicon value="0"/>
      <minimizetotray value="0"/>
      <onlywhenminimized value="1"/>
      <closetotray value="0"/>
    </tray>