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AutoIt Script to enable/disable (toggle on each run) the display of desktop icons on a Windows PC. Can be used to prevent users from clicking on programs before computer is fully loaded if run as a startup application (with a delayed timer).
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toggle_icons.au3
Func PostMessage($hWnd, $msg, $wParm, $lParm)
Return DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "PostMessage", _
"hwnd", $hWnd, _
"int", $msg, _
"int", $wParm, _
"int", $lParm)
EndFunc ;==>PostMessage
$programManager = WinGetHandle("Program Manager");
PostMessage($programManager, 0x111, 28755, 0); Show/Hide desktop icons (0x0111 is defined as $WM_COMMAND in GUIConstants.au3)
PostMessage($programManager, 0x111, 28931, 0); Refresh the desktop
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