VB.net code to hide taskbar when application starts

just_a_beginner · 04-21-2009, 02:22 AM

Hi,

I want to hide the taskbar when my aplication starts running, so i can get a full screen view of my application. I have this code but it doesnt work. Please tell me what is wrong with the code. It will be great help, it's for my project.
THANKS.

THE CODE:

Public Const SWP_HIDEWINDOW = &H80 '''
Public Const SWP_SHOWWINDOW = &H40 '''
Dim rtn As Long '''

Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long

rtn = FindWindow("Shell_traywnd", "") 'get the Window'''
Call SetWindowPos(rtn, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_HIDEWINDOW) 'hide the Tasbar'''
rtn = FindWindow("Shell_traywnd", "") 'get the Window
Call SetWindowPos(rtn, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_SHOWWINDOW) 'show the Taskbar

TJ Belfiore · 05-02-2009, 03:40 AM

Do you mean Windows Shell or you're forms task bar?

If you mean Windows Shell.. Umm.. I'm not sure.. I don't even know why that would be useful - at all.

IF - by chance, you mean form, that's simple; just go into your forms properties and change "FormBorderStyle" 's value to "none".

04-21-2009, 02:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
just_a_beginner Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 13 OS: Vista	VB.net code to hide taskbar when application starts Hi, I want to hide the taskbar when my aplication starts running, so i can get a full screen view of my application. I have this code but it doesnt work. Please tell me what is wrong with the code. It will be great help, it's for my project. THANKS. THE CODE: Public Const SWP_HIDEWINDOW = &H80 ''' Public Const SWP_SHOWWINDOW = &H40 ''' Dim rtn As Long ''' Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long rtn = FindWindow("Shell_traywnd", "") 'get the Window''' Call SetWindowPos(rtn, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_HIDEWINDOW) 'hide the Tasbar''' rtn = FindWindow("Shell_traywnd", "") 'get the Window Call SetWindowPos(rtn, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_SHOWWINDOW) 'show the Taskbar

05-02-2009, 03:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
TJ Belfiore title here Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 530 Posts: 3,517 OS: 7 x64, XP x32 Blog Entries: 1	Re: VB.net code to hide taskbar when application starts Do you mean Windows Shell or you're forms task bar? If you mean Windows Shell.. Umm.. I'm not sure.. I don't even know why that would be useful - at all. IF - by chance, you mean form, that's simple; just go into your forms properties and change "FormBorderStyle" 's value to "none". __________________