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How to get the handle to the window that ownes the taskbar buttons (NT)
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Title: How to get the handle to the window that ownes the taskbar buttons (NT)
function TaskmanWindow: HWND;
type
TGetTaskmanWindow = function(): HWND; stdcall;
var
hUser32: THandle;
GetTaskmanWindow: TGetTaskmanWindow;
begin
Result := 0;
hUser32 := GetModuleHandle('user32.dll');
if (hUser32 0) then
begin
@GetTaskmanWindow := GetProcAddress(hUser32, 'GetTaskmanWindow');
if Assigned(GetTaskmanWindow) then
begin
Result := GetTaskmanWindow;
end;
end;
end;
procedure ShowTaskmanWindow(bValue: Boolean);
var
hTaskmanWindow: Hwnd;
begin
hTaskmanWindow := TaskmanWindow;
if hTaskmanWindow 0 then
begin
ShowWindow(GetParent(hTaskmanWindow), Ord(bValue));
end;
end;
UsageExample to Hide the Taskman Window
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
ShowTaskmanWindow(False);
end;
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