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title: Application Virtualization Properties Interface Tab
description: Application Virtualization Properties Interface Tab
author: jamiejdt
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# Application Virtualization Properties: Interface Tab
Use the **Interface** tab of the **Application Virtualization Properties** dialog box to control default settings for user-interface components.
This tab contains the following elements.
**Run Settings** radio buttons
Select **Always**, **Only**, or **Do not show** to determine when the Application Virtualization Client is visible in the Windows desktop notification area.
**Error message display time**
Enter a duration (in seconds) to determine how long error messages are visible in the desktop notification area. The minimum allowable value is 10.
**Information message display time**
Enter a duration (in seconds) to determine how long information messages are visible in the desktop notification area. If you set this value to zero, all messages except error messages are suppressed.
## Related topics
[Client Management Console: Application Virtualization Properties](client-management-console-application-virtualization-properties.md)