Taskbar widget (Windows)

On Windows, Ping Monitor can display a live status widget directly in the taskbar, giving you an at-a-glance view of your hosts without opening the main window. The widget adapts to the space available on the taskbar.

Wide layout

When the taskbar has enough room, the widget shows host names alongside their current latency, with the latency colour reflecting each host’s status (green for good, amber for degraded, red for offline or critical):

Compact layout

When the available width is limited — for example, with many other taskbar items or on a vertical taskbar — the widget falls back to a compact 2×2 dot summary showing the count of hosts in each status category:

Enabling the widget

The taskbar widget is enabled by default. To toggle it on or off, use View → Taskbar Widget, or right-click the Ping Monitor tray icon and use the corresponding menu item. The setting is remembered between sessions.