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.
You do not need Ping Monitor in the foreground to benefit from it. Minimise the main window and keep the widget in your taskbar: as you go about your day the host latencies sit quietly in the corner of your eye, all green. The moment one turns amber or red you notice without breaking your flow – and the alerts back it up if you happen to be looking away.