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ShowProgramsInTaskbar – Show or hide all programs in the taskbar

ShowProgramsInTaskbar – Show or hide all programs in the taskbar

Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal _    lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As LongPrivate Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, _    ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As LongPrivate Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowExA" (ByVal _    hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, ByVal lpsz1 As String, _    ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long' show/hide the programs in the taskbar, according to the bShow parameter' Example:'   - hide the programs: ShowProgramsInTaskbar False'   - show the programs: ShowProgramsInTaskbarPublic Sub ShowProgramsInTaskbar(Optional ByVal bShow As Boolean = True)    Dim lShellHandle As Long    Dim lRebarHandle As Long    Dim lCtlHandle As Long        ' get the handle of the taskbar    lShellHandle = FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", "")    ' get the handle of the rebar control    lRebarHandle = FindWindowEx(lShellHandle, 0, "ReBarWindow32", vbNullString)    lCtlHandle = FindWindowEx(lRebarHandle, 0, "MSTaskSwWClass", vbNullString)    ' hide or show the tab control    ShowWindow FindWindowEx(lCtlHandle, 0, "SysTabControl32", vbNullString), _        Abs(bShow)End Sub

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