Icons in my taskbar

I have a tech to help me with my computer, and following his instructions, he told me to 'close all open applications' (i.e., anything with an icon on the taskbar).

On the left side of the taskbar, I the world Windows, icon of IE, Windows media player, TWeb cam and icon of Google chrome.

On the right side of the taskbar, I have an arrow show hidden icons (Toshiba Action Center, JAVA update and speakers), Norton 360 icon, Internet access, the battery icon and an icon of the clock.

On my desk I have a calendar icon and weather... I am sure that these programs are running because they update constantly.

So I guess that what I need to know is, do the icons represent applications are running?

Do I have to remove the icons after the closing of applications? (if they are actually being run)

I would appreciate your help in helping me understand.

nealfjr

Please note: the Windows topic, I've chosen is probably wrong, but I didn't really know what to select. My apologies in advance.

Hi Nealfjr

The icons located on your desktop are small programs that run in the background (icon, calendar and weather).

Program on your taskbar in the left is closed (globe Windows, IE icon, Windows media, TWeb cam player and Google chrome icon) that opens when you click it.

Program on your taskbar in right view hidden icons arrow (Toshiba Action Center, JAVA update, speakers, Norton 360 icon, Internet access, the battery icon and an icon of the clock) are programs that you can control from the taskbar , if you want to shut them down or keep it running in the background.

I hope that helps!

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