diff --git a/src/RegionToShare/App.config b/src/RegionToShare/App.config
index 3929d22..e247f72 100644
--- a/src/RegionToShare/App.config
+++ b/src/RegionToShare/App.config
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
             <setting name="StartActivated" serializeAs="String">
                 <value>False</value>
             </setting>
+            <setting name="ShowCloseButton" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
         </RegionToShare.Properties.Settings>
     </userSettings>
 </configuration>
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diff --git a/src/RegionToShare/MainWindow.xaml b/src/RegionToShare/MainWindow.xaml
index 79fbcc4..8ed3862 100644
--- a/src/RegionToShare/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/src/RegionToShare/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
         <CheckBox Content="Start activated"
                   VerticalAlignment="Center"
                   IsChecked="{Binding StartActivated, Source={x:Static properties:Settings.Default}}" />
+        <Decorator Style="{StaticResource Padding}"/>
+        <CheckBox Content="Show close button"
+                  VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                  IsChecked="{Binding ShowCloseButton, Source={x:Static properties:Settings.Default}}" />
       </StackPanel>
       <TextBlock Text="{Binding Version}" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Padding="5,2" />
       <Grid VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
diff --git a/src/RegionToShare/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/src/RegionToShare/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 747085a..b39243a 100644
--- a/src/RegionToShare/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/RegionToShare/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ private void OnMouseLeftButtonDown()
 
             NativeWindowRect += GlassFrameThickness;
 
+            ShowInTaskbar = true;
             BringToFront();
         };
 
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ public void SendToBack()
     {
         SetSeparationLayerPos(SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
         SetWindowPos(_windowHandle, _separationLayerHandle, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOACTIVATE);
+        ShowInTaskbar = false;
     }
 
     private void SetSeparationLayerPos(uint flags)
diff --git a/src/RegionToShare/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/src/RegionToShare/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index dc9bdef..52020ea 100644
--- a/src/RegionToShare/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/RegionToShare/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace RegionToShare.Properties {
     
     
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "17.12.0.0")]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "17.14.0.0")]
     internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
         
         private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
@@ -82,5 +82,17 @@ public bool StartActivated {
                 this["StartActivated"] = value;
             }
         }
+        
+        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("True")]
+        public bool ShowCloseButton {
+            get {
+                return ((bool)(this["ShowCloseButton"]));
+            }
+            set {
+                this["ShowCloseButton"] = value;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/RegionToShare/Properties/Settings.settings b/src/RegionToShare/Properties/Settings.settings
index c636dba..8582ae5 100644
--- a/src/RegionToShare/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ b/src/RegionToShare/Properties/Settings.settings
@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@
     <Setting Name="StartActivated" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">False</Value>
     </Setting>
+    <Setting Name="ShowCloseButton" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">True</Value>
+    </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
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diff --git a/src/RegionToShare/RecordingWindow.xaml b/src/RegionToShare/RecordingWindow.xaml
index 3ac3d72..e1b3bf8 100644
--- a/src/RegionToShare/RecordingWindow.xaml
+++ b/src/RegionToShare/RecordingWindow.xaml
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
         xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
         xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
         xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:RegionToShare"
+        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:RegionToShare" 
+        xmlns:properties="clr-namespace:RegionToShare.Properties"
         mc:Ignorable="d"
         WindowStyle="None" Background="Transparent" 
         AllowsTransparency="True" Topmost="True"
-        ShowInTaskbar="False"
-        Title="Region to Share - Source Region" Height="450" Width="800">
-  <Grid>
+        Title="Region to Share" Height="450" Width="800">
+    <Window.Resources>
+        <BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="BooleanToVisibilityConverter"/>
+    </Window.Resources>
+    <Grid>
     <Border BorderThickness="{x:Static local:RecordingWindow.BorderSize}">
       <Border.BorderBrush>
         <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="8,8" SpreadMethod="Repeat" MappingMode="Absolute">
@@ -23,7 +26,8 @@
         <Button Width="16" Height="16" 
                 HorizontalAlignment="Right" 
                 VerticalAlignment="Top" 
-                Click="Button_Click">
+                Click="Button_Click"
+                Visibility="{Binding Source={x:Static properties:Settings.Default}, Path=ShowCloseButton, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}}">
           <Path Width="12" Height="12" 
                 Data="M2,2 L10,10 M2,10 L10,2" 
                 Stroke="Black"