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AutoIt: Lock/Unlock Windows taskbar in Windows 7
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locktaskbar.au3
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
$iPrevState = LockTaskBar(1)
Func LockTaskBar($iLock)
41If @OSVersion <> "WIN_7" Then
MsgBox(16,"Onyl on Windows 7", "The taskbar can only be locked this way in Windows 7 !")
Return
EndIf
Local $iPrevState = RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced", "TaskbarSizeMove")
$hTrayWnd = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Shell_TrayWnd]")
If _WinAPI_GetClassName($hTrayWnd) <> "Shell_TrayWnd" Then Exit
If $iPrevState = $iLock Then _SendMessage($hTrayWnd, $WM_COMMAND, 424, 0)
Return 1-$iPrevState
EndFunc ;==>LockTaskBar
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