GetShellWindow Function ()

GetShellWindow Function

The GetShellWindow function returns a handle to the Shell's desktop window.

Syntax

HWND GetShellWindow(VOID);

Return Value

The return value is the handle of the Shell's desktop window. If no Shell process is present, the return value is NULL.

Function Information

Minimum DLL Version user32.dll
Header Declared in Winuser.h, include Windows.h
Import library User32.lib
Minimum operating systems Windows 2000

Minimum DLL Version	user32.dll
Header	Declared in Winuser.h, include Windows.h
Import library	User32.lib
Minimum operating systems	Windows 2000

See Also

Windows Overview, GetDesktopWindow, GetWindow

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[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
private static extern IntPtr GetShellWindow();