Shoutbox

This is just the way Windows is moving. As WLM now expects to be on the taskbar under windows 7, that's where it needs to be. You can always send the team feedback about putting in an option for it, but really there's no need. If you don't have enough space, make your taskbar taller or remove some unused programs from the quicklaunch.

It's not the most elegant solution, but it beats having loads of hidden programs in the system tray and forgetting about them. I really do think eventually the system tray should just go, with a simple program added in to monitor background services with notifications showing above the icon on the taskbar, or if it is not pinned, the clock

I'm stubborn and usually in the minority of people with things like this, but the system tray is outdated and needed an overhaul.