[BUG] Turning off Minimize to system tray has no affect in the Dashboard App

[jwk6]

Environment

• SQL Server Version: SQL Server 2025 CU2
• Windows Version: Windows 11 Pro
• Component: Dashboard
• Performance Monitor Version: 1.1.0

Describe the Bug

Turning off "Minimize to system tray" has no affect in the Dashboard App. The app still minimizes to the tray rather than remaining on the taskbar.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Settings
2. Click the Notifications tab, and uncheck "Minimize to system tray", and click Okay.
3. Minimize the app

Expected Behavior

The app remains visible on the taskbar

Actual Behavior

The app minimizes to the tray only.

Error Messages

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Additional Context

• Did this work before? If so, what changed? Not sure
• Are there any relevant SQL Server configuration settings? No
• Is SQL Server Agent running? (Full Edition only) Yes
• Are you monitoring Azure SQL DB, Azure MI, or AWS RDS? No

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[erikdarlingdata]

Fixed in PR #55. Root cause: Dashboard's SettingsWindow created its own UserPreferencesService instance, so preference changes weren't visible to MainWindow (stale in-memory cache). Also added the missing minimize-to-tray setting to Lite.