An OpenGL Window rendering a pyramid and a cube, based off of Nehe's OpenGL Tutorial and run on Visual Studio 2012 Express Edition. For some reason, the window is able to render the objects in full-screen mode but not in windowed mode. To switch between display modes, click F1.

OpenGLTutorial

#include "stdafx.h"
// include the basic windows header file
#include <windows.h>
#include <windowsx.h>
#include <GL/GL.h>
#include <GL/GLU.h>

#pragma comment(lib, "OpenGL32.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "GlU32.lib")


#define SCREEN_WIDTH 1366
#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 768

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, // Handle For This Window
  					 UINT uMsg, // Message For This Window
                         WPARAM wParam,  // Additional Message Information
                         LPARAM lParam); // Additional Message Information

GLvoid ReSizeGLScene(GLsizei width, GLsizei height); // Resize And Initialize The GL
int InitGL(GLvoid); // All Setup For OpenGL Goes Here
int DrawGLScene(GLvoid); // Here's Where We Do All The Drawing
GLvoid KillGLWindow(GLvoid); // Properly Kill The Window
BOOL CreateGLWindow(LPCWSTR title, int width, int height, int bits, bool fullscreenflag);

HGLRC hRC = NULL;    // Permanent Rendering Context
HDC hDC = NULL;      // Private GDI Device Context
HWND hWnd = NULL;    // Holds Our Window Handle
HINSTANCE hInstance; // Holds The Instance Of The Application

bool keys[256];         // Array Used For The Keyboard Routine
bool active = TRUE;     // Window Active Flag Set To True By Default
bool fullscreen = TRUE; // Fullscreen Flag Set To Fullscreen Mode By Default

GLfloat rtri;  // Angle For The Triangle
GLfloat rquad; // Angle For The Quad

// the entry point for any Windows program
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, // Instance
                   HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, // Previous Instance
                   LPSTR lpCmdLine, // Command Line Parameters
                   int nCmdShow) // Window Show State
{
    MSG msg; // Window Message Structure
	bool done = FALSE; // Bool Variable To Exit Loop

	// Ask The User Which Screen Mode They Prefer
	if (MessageBox(NULL, L"Would You Like To Run in Fullscreen Mode?", L"Start FullScreen?",
		MB_YESNO | MB_ICONQUESTION) == IDNO)
	{
		fullscreen = FALSE; // Windowed Mode
	}

    // Create Our OpenGL Window
	if (!CreateGLWindow(L"OpenGL Color Tutorial", SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, 16, fullscreen))
	{
		return 0; // Quit If Window Was Not Created
	}

     // Enter the infinite message loop
    while(!done)
    {
        // Check to see if any messages are waiting in the queue
        if (PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) {
			if (msg.message == WM_QUIT) { // Have We Received A Quit Message?
				done = TRUE; // If So done = TRUE
			}
			else { // If Not, Deal With Windows Messages
				// translate keystroke messages into the right format
				TranslateMessage(&msg);
				
				// send the message to the WindowProc function
				DispatchMessage(&msg);
			}
		}
		else { // If There Are No Messages
			if (active) { // Program Active?
				if(keys[VK_ESCAPE]) { // Was ESC Pressed?
					done = TRUE; // ESC Signaled A Quit
				}
				else { // Not Time To Quit, Update Screen
					DrawGLScene(); // Draw The Scene
					SwapBuffers(hDC); // Swap Buffers (Double Buffering)
				}
			}

			if (keys[VK_F1]) { // Is F1 Being Pressed?
				keys[VK_F1] = FALSE; // If So Make Key FALSE
				KillGLWindow(); // Kill Our Current Window
				fullscreen = !fullscreen; // Toggle Fullscreen / Windowed Mode
				// Recreate Our OpenGL Window
				if (!CreateGLWindow(L"OpenGL Color Tutorial", SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, 16, fullscreen)) {
					return 0; // Quit If Window Was Not Created
				}
			}
		}
	}

	// Shutdown
	KillGLWindow(); // Kill The Window

    // return this part of the WM_QUIT message to Windows
    return (msg.wParam); // Exit The Program
}

GLvoid ReSizeGLScene(GLsizei width, GLsizei height) // Resize And Initialize The GL
{
	if (height == 0) { // Prevent A Divide By Zero By
		height = 1;    // Making Height Equal One
	}

	glViewport(0, 0, width, height); // Reset The Current Viewport

	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);     // Select The Projection Matrix
	
	// Calculate the Aspect Ratio Of The Window
	gluPerspective(45.0f, (GLfloat) width / (GLfloat) height, 0.1f, 100.0f);

	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW); // Select The Modelview Matrix
	glLoadIdentity();           // Reset The Modelview Matrix
}

int InitGL(GLvoid) // All Setup For OpenGL Goes Here
{
	glShadeModel(GL_SMOOTH); // Enables Smooth Shading
	
	glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f); // Black Background

	glClearDepth(1.0f);      // Depth Buffer Setup
	glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST); // Enables Depth Testing
	glDepthFunc(GL_LEQUAL);  // The Type of Depth Test To Do

	glHint(GL_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT, GL_NICEST); // Really Nice Perspective Calculations

	return TRUE; // Initializeation Went OK
}

int DrawGLScene(GLvoid) // Here's Where We Do All The Drawing
{
	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); // Clear The screen And The Depth Buffer
	glLoadIdentity(); // Reset The Current Modelview Matrix

	glTranslatef(-1.5f, 0.0f, -6.0f); // Move Left 1.5 Units And Into The Screen 6.0

	glRotatef(rtri, 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); // Rotate The Triangle On The Y axis

	glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES); // Drawing Using Triangles
	glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f); // Red
	glVertex3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);   // Top Of Triangle
	glColor3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); // Green
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f); /// Left Of Triangle
	glColor3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f); // Blue
	glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);  // Right Of Triangle
	
	glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f); // Red
	glVertex3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);   // Top Of Triangle
	glColor3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f); // Blue
	glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f); /// Left Of Triangle
	glColor3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); // Green
	glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);  // Right Of Triangle

	glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f); // Red
	glVertex3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);   // Top Of Triangle
	glColor3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); // Green
	glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f); /// Left Of Triangle
	glColor3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f); // Blue
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);  // Right Of Triangle

	glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f); // Red
	glVertex3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);   // Top Of Triangle
	glColor3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f); // Blue
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f); /// Left Of Triangle
	glColor3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); // Green
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);  // Right Of Triangle
	glEnd(); // Finished Drawing The Triangle

	glLoadIdentity(); // Reset The Current Modelview Matrix
	glTranslatef(1.5f, 0.0f, -6.0f); // From Right Point Move Right 3 Units

	glRotatef(rquad, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f); // Rotate The Quad On The X axis

	glBegin(GL_QUADS); // Draw A Quad
	glColor3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); // Set The Color To Green
	glVertex3f(1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);  // Top Right Of The Quad (Top)
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);   // Top Left of The Quad (Top)
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);  // Bottom Left Of The Quad (Top)
	glVertex3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f); // Bottom Right Of The Quad (Top)

	glColor3f(1.0f, 0.5f, 0.0f); // Set The Color To Green
	glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);  // Top Right Of The Quad (Bottom)
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);   // Top Left of The Quad (Bottom)
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);  // Bottom Left Of The Quad (Bottom)
	glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f); // Bottom Right Of The Quad (Bottom)

	glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f); // Set The Color To Red
	glVertex3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);  // Top Right Of The Quad (Front)
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);   // Top Left of The Quad (Front)
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);  // Bottom Left Of The Quad (Front)
	glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f); // Bottom Right Of The Quad (Front)

	glColor3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); // Set The Color To Yellow
	glVertex3f(1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);  // Top Right Of The Quad (Back)
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);   // Top Left of The Quad (Back)
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);  // Bottom Left Of The Quad (Back)
	glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f); // Bottom Right Of The Quad (Back)

	glColor3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f); // Set The Color To Blue
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);  // Top Right Of The Quad (Left)
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);   // Top Left of The Quad (Left)
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);  // Bottom Left Of The Quad (Left)
	glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f); // Bottom Right Of The Quad (Left)

	glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f); // Set The Color To Violet
	glVertex3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);  // Top Right Of The Quad (Right)
	glVertex3f(1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f);   // Top Left of The Quad (Right)
	glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);  // Bottom Left Of The Quad (Right)
	glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f); // Bottom Right Of The Quad (Right)
	glEnd(); // Done Drawing The Quad

	rtri += 0.2f; // Increase The Rotation Variable For The Triangle
	rquad -= 0.15f; // Decrease The Rotation Variable For The Quad
	return TRUE; // Keep going
}

GLvoid KillGLWindow(GLvoid) // Properly Kill The Window
{
	if (fullscreen) { // Are We In Fullscreen Mode?
		ChangeDisplaySettings(NULL, 0); // If So Switch Back To The Desktop
		ShowCursor(TRUE);               // Show Mouse Pointer
	}

	if (hRC) { // Do We Have A Rendering Context?
		if (!wglMakeCurrent(NULL, NULL)) { // Are We Able To Release The DC and RC Contexts?
			MessageBox(NULL, L"Release Of DC And RC Failed.", L"SHUTDOWN ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
		}

		if (!wglDeleteContext(hRC)) { // Are We Able To Delete The RC?
			MessageBox(NULL, L"Release Rendering Context Failed.", L"SHUTDOWN ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
		}

		hRC = NULL; // Set RC To NULL
	}

	if (hDC && !ReleaseDC(hWnd, hDC)) { // Are We able To Release The DC
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Release Device Context Failed.", L"SHUTDOWN ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
		hDC = NULL;
	}

	if (hWnd && !DestroyWindow(hWnd)) { // Are We Able To Destroy The Window?
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Could Not Release hWnd.", L"SHUTDOWN ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
		hWnd = NULL; // Set hWnd To NULL
	}

	if (!UnregisterClass(L"OpenGL", hInstance)) { // Are We Able To Unregister Class
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Could Not Unregister Class.", L"SHUTDOWN ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
		hInstance = NULL; // Set hInstance To NULL
	}
}

BOOL CreateGLWindow(LPCWSTR title, int width, int height, int bits, bool fullscreenflag)
{
	GLuint PixelFormat; // Holds The Results After Searching For A Match

	WNDCLASS wc; // Windows Class Structure

	DWORD dwExStyle; // Window Extended Style
	DWORD dwStyle;   // Window Style

	RECT WindowRect; // Grabs Rectangle Upper Left / Lower Right Values
	WindowRect.left = (long) 0; // Set Left Value To 0
	WindowRect.right = (long) width; // Set Right Value To Requested Width
	WindowRect.top = (long) 0; // Set Top Value To 0
	WindowRect.bottom = (long) height; // Set Bottom Value To Requested Height

	fullscreen = fullscreenflag; // Set The Global Fullscreen Flag

	hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL); // Grab An Instance For Our Window
	wc.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW | CS_OWNDC; // Redraw On Move, And Own DC For Window
	wc.lpfnWndProc = (WNDPROC) WndProc; // WndPrc Handles Messages
	wc.cbClsExtra = 0; // No Extra Window Data
	wc.cbWndExtra = 0; // No Extra Window Data
	wc.hInstance = hInstance; // Set The Instance
	wc.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_WINLOGO); // Load The Default Icon
	wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW); // Load The Arrow Pointer
	wc.hbrBackground = NULL; // No Background Required For GL
	wc.lpszMenuName = NULL; // We Don't Want A Menu
	wc.lpszClassName = L"OpenGL"; // Set The Class Name

	if (!RegisterClass(&wc)) { // Attempt To Register The Window Class
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Failed To Register The Window Class.", L"ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
		return FALSE; // Exit And Return False
	}

	if (fullscreen) { // Attempt FUllscreen Mode?
		DEVMODE dmScreenSettings; // Device Mode
		memset(&dmScreenSettings, 0, sizeof(dmScreenSettings)); // Makes Sure Memory's Cleared
		dmScreenSettings.dmSize = sizeof(dmScreenSettings); // Size Of The Devmode Structure
		dmScreenSettings.dmPelsWidth = width;   // Selected Screen Width
		dmScreenSettings.dmPelsHeight = height; // Selected Screen Height
		dmScreenSettings.dmBitsPerPel = bits;   // Selected Bits Per Pixel
		dmScreenSettings.dmFields = DM_BITSPERPEL | DM_PELSWIDTH | DM_PELSHEIGHT;

		// Try To Set Selected Mode And Get Results. NOTE: CDS_FULLSCREEN Gets Rid Of Start Bar.
		if (ChangeDisplaySettings(&dmScreenSettings, CDS_FULLSCREEN) != DISP_CHANGE_SUCCESSFUL) {
			if (MessageBox(NULL, L"The Requested Fullscreen Mode Is Not Supported By Your Video Card. Use Windowed Mode Instead?",
				L"OpenGL", MB_YESNO | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION) == IDYES) {
					fullscreen = FALSE; // Select Windowed Mode (Fullscreen = FALSE)
			}
			else {
				// Pop Up A Message Box Letting User Know The Program Is Closing.
				MessageBox(NULL, L"Program Will Now Close.", L"ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONSTOP);
				return FALSE; // Exit And Return FALSE
			}
		}
	}

	if (fullscreen) { // Are We Still In Fullscreen Mode?
		dwExStyle = WS_EX_APPWINDOW; // Window Extended Style
		dwStyle = WS_POPUP; // Windows Style
		ShowCursor(FALSE);  // Hide Mouse Pointer
	}
	else {
		dwExStyle = WS_EX_APPWINDOW | WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE; // Window Extended Style
		dwStyle = WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW; // Windows Style
	}

	AdjustWindowRectEx(&WindowRect, dwStyle, FALSE, dwExStyle); // Adjust Window To True Requested Size

	if (!(hWnd = CreateWindowEx(dwExStyle, // Extended Style For The Window
		L"OpenGL", // Class Name
		title, // Window Title
		WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | // Required Window Style
		WS_CLIPCHILDREN | // Required Window Style
		dwStyle, // Selected Window Style
		0, 0, // Window Position
		WindowRect.right - WindowRect.left, // Calculate Adjusted Window Width
		WindowRect.bottom - WindowRect.top, // Calculate Adjusted Window Height
		NULL, // No Parent Window
		NULL, // No Menu
		hInstance, // Instance
		NULL))) { // Don't Pass Anything To WM_CREATE
			KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display
			MessageBox(NULL, L"Window Creation Error.", L"ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
			return FALSE; // Return FALSE
	}

	static PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd = // pfd Tells Windows How We Want Things To Be
	{
		sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR), // Size Of This Pixel Format Descriptor
		1,                   // Version Number
		PFD_DRAW_TO_WINDOW | // Format Must Support Window
		PFD_SUPPORT_OPENGL | // Format Must Support OpenGL
		PFD_DOUBLEBUFFER,    // Must Support Double Buffering
		PFD_TYPE_RGBA,       // Request An RGBA Format
		bits,                // Select Our Color Depth
		0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,    // Color Bits Ignored
		0,                   // No Alpha Buffer
		0,                   // Shift Bit Ignored
		0,                   // No Accumulation Buffer
		0, 0, 0, 0,          // Accumulation Bits Ignored
		16,                  // 16 Bit Z-Buffer (Depth Buffer)
		0,                   // No Stencil Buffer
		0,                   // No Auxiliary Buffer
		PFD_MAIN_PLANE,      // Main Drawing Layer
		0,                   // Reserved
		0, 0, 0              // Layer Masks Ignored
	};

	if (!(hDC=GetDC(hWnd))) { // Did We Get A Device Context?
		KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Can't Create A GL Device Context.", L"ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
		return FALSE;
	}

	if (!(PixelFormat = ChoosePixelFormat(hDC, &pfd))) { // Did Windows Find a Matching Pixel Format?
		KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Can't Find A Suitable PixelFormat.", L"ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
		return FALSE; // return FALSE
	}

	if (!SetPixelFormat(hDC, PixelFormat, &pfd)) { // Are We Able To Set The Pixel Format?
		KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Can't Set The PixelFormat.", L"ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
		return FALSE; // Return FALSE
	}

	if (!(hRC = wglCreateContext(hDC))) { // Are We Able To Get A Rendering Context?
		KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Can't Create A GL Rendering Context.", L"ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
		return FALSE; // Return FALSE
	}

	if (!wglMakeCurrent(hDC, hRC)) { // Try To Activate The Rendering Context
		KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Can't Activate The GL Rendering Context.", L"ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
		return FALSE; // Return FALSE
	}

	ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_SHOW);    // Show The Window
	SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);    // Slightly Higher Priority
	SetFocus(hWnd);               // Sets Keyboard Focus To the Window
	ReSizeGLScene(width, height); // Set Up ur Perspective GL Screen

	if (!InitGL()) { // Initialize Our Newly Created GL Window
		KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Initialization Failed.", L"ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
		return FALSE; // Return FALSE
	}

	return TRUE; // Success
}

// the WindowProc function prototype
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, // Handle For This Window
						 UINT uMsg, // Message For This Window
                         WPARAM wParam, // Additional Message Information
                         LPARAM lParam) // Additional Message Information
{
	switch(uMsg) // Check For Windows Messages
	{
	case WM_ACTIVATE: // Watch For Window Activate Message
		{
			if (!HIWORD(wParam)) { // Check Minimization State
				active = TRUE; // Program Is Active
			}
			else {
				active = FALSE; // Program Is No Longer Active
			}

			return 0; // Return To The Message Loop
		}
	case WM_SYSCOMMAND: // Intercept System Commands
		{
			switch(wParam) // Check System Calls
			{
			case SC_SCREENSAVE: // Screensaver Trying To Start?
			case SC_MONITORPOWER: // Monitor Trying To Enter Powersave?
				return 0; // Prevent From Happening
			}
			break; // Exit
		}
	case WM_CLOSE: // Did We Receive A Close Message?
		{
			PostQuitMessage(0); // Send A Quit Message
			return 0; // Jump Back
		}
	case WM_KEYDOWN: // Is A Key being Held Down?
		{
			keys[wParam] = TRUE; // If So, Mark It As TRUE
			return 0; // Jump Back
		}
	case WM_KEYUP: // Is A Key Being Release?
		{
			keys[wParam] = FALSE; // If So, Mark It As FALSE
			return 0; // Jump Back
		}
	case WM_SIZE: // Resize The OpenGL Window
		{
			ReSizeGLScene(LOWORD(lParam), HIWORD(lParam)); // LoWord = Width, HiWord = Height
			return 0; // Jump Back
		}
	}

	// Pass All Unhandled Message To DefWindowProc
	return DefWindowProc(hWnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
}


/*

// this is the main message handler for the program
LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    // sort through and find what code to run for the message given
    switch(message)
    {
        // this message is read when the window is closed
        case WM_DESTROY:
            {
                // close the application entirely
                PostQuitMessage(0);
                return 0;
            } break;
    }

    // Handle any messages the switch statement didn't
    return DefWindowProc (hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
}