VLC only in Windows 7 system tray?
How can I set the VLC icon only in Windows 7 system tray and not duplicated also in the taskbar?
To be clear (since some of the answers seem to misunderstand what is being asked), the question is not about minimizing to tray, but rather to leave the VLC window open and playing a video, but not show the VLC button on the taskbar (or in the Alt-Tab list).
Solution 1:
Right-click on the tray icon and click on 'hide VLC media player in taskbar'.