Summary

In this lab, you have experimented with the Windows 7 Taskbar APIs and integrated a sample application with the Windows 7 Taskbar. You have seen how easy it is to provide relevant progress and status information from the taskbar button using progress bars and overlay icons, how to quickly access common tasks and destinations using jump lists, how to customize thumbnails and live previews for greater flexibility over what is shown in the application’s thumbnail, and how to provide multiple taskbar buttons with custom thumbnails and live previews for a TDI application.

Integrating a production-quality application with the Windows 7 Taskbar might require slightly more work than you have done in this lab, but you are now sufficiently prepared to begin this quest on your own.