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Using the notification area (system tray):
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/211048-intro-to-the-windows-api-part-2-creating-a-menu/
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ee330740.aspx#notification
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762159.aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/4768/Basic-use-of-Shell-NotifyIcon-in-Win
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb773352.aspx

Libraries

On Windows, you always link against a .lib file, even if the library itself is in a DLL. What you normally have to do to use an external library, on any platform, is (Qt example):

    Add the library to the LIBS variable in your .pro file:
    @LIBS += -llibrary@
    Add the library path to the LIBS variables in your .pro file:
    @LIBS += -LC:/path/to/library@
    Add the include path to the INCLUDEPATH variable in your .pro file:
    @INCLUDEPATH += C:/path/to/includes@

Then, if the library is a DLL, you must make sure the DLL is found when you run the program. The DLL is what gets deployed with the executable.