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 * On Windows 8.1 and Windows 8, a shortcut to your app, with a [Application User
 Model ID][app-user-model-id], must be installed to the Start screen. Note,
 however, that it does not need to be pinned to the Start screen.
-* On Windows 7, notifications are not supported. You can however send
-"balloon notifications" using the [Tray API][tray-balloon].
+* On Windows 7, notifications work via a custom implementation which visually
+ resembles the native one on newer systems.
 
 Furthermore, in Windows 8, the maximum length for the notification body is 250
 characters, with the Windows team recommending that notifications should be kept