Blog Disable Charmbar

DisableCharmBar.cpp

#include "stdafx.h"
 
#include "DisableCharmBar.h"
 
bool DisableCharmbar(HWND hWnd)
{
	PROPVARIANT var;
	var.vt = VT_BOOL;
	var.boolVal = VARIANT_TRUE;
	// Get window properties
	IPropertyStore* pPropStore;
	IID_PPV_ARGS(&pPropStore);
	HRESULT hrReturnValue = SHGetPropertyStoreForWindow(hWnd, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pPropStore));
	// set  PKEY_EdgeGesture_DisableTouchWhenFullscreen property
	if (SUCCEEDED(hrReturnValue))
	{
		hrReturnValue = pPropStore->SetValue(PKEY_EdgeGesture_DisableTouchWhenFullscreen, var);
		pPropStore->Release();
	}
	return TRUE;
}

DisableCharmBar.h

#pragma once
#pragma comment(lib, "User32.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "oleaut32.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "ole32.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "shell32.lib")
#include <shlobj.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <propsys.h>
#include <propkey.h>



extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) bool DisableCharmbar(HWND hWnd);

MainWindow.xaml

<Window x:Class="MyWPFApplication.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" WindowStyle="None" WindowState="Maximized">
<Grid>
<TextBlock Text="Hello World !" FontSize="22" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"></TextBlock>
</Grid>
</Window>

MainWindow.xaml.cs

using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Interop;

namespace MyWPFApplication
{
    public partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        [DllImport("DisableCharmbar.dll", EntryPoint = "DisableCharmbar"
, ExactSpelling = false, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
        static extern bool DisableCharmbar(IntPtr hWnd);

        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.Loaded += (sender, args) => DisableCharmbar(new WindowInteropHelper(this).Handle);
        }
    }
}