Itunes disappears when minimized to system tray

i have itunes set to minimize to the system tray, but when i do, it doesn't go to the tray, it just disappears
my music is still playing but itunes just isn't there
if i open task manager, it isn't in the applications tab, but it is in the processes tab as itunes.exe
the only way to bring it back is to click "new task" in task manager and type itunes.exe, but i don't want to do this everytime i want to change songs or something
anybody experienced similar?

Yes. In itunes, edit/preferences/advanced. Check the boxes "show itunes in system tray" and "minimize itunes window to system tray".
Then, drag the itunes shortcut to the startup folder in the start menu. Right click the new shortcut in the startup folder and select properties, then the shortcut tab. In the "run" drop list select "minimized". Itunes will open when your computer starts and minimize to the system tray.

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