Taskbar on new desktop.

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I recently created an application that creates a second desktop. I now need the new desktop to have its own taskbar. I am having troubles finding information on this subject. Any help or ideas on where to search would be appreciated.

Posted 18-May-11 8:37am

bcomer79

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Ed Nutting 18-May-11 14:55pm

What do you mean, 'creates a second desktop'? There is only one desktop on Windows. What you are wanting is to extend the taskbar onto the next screen, is that what you mean?

Dave Kreskowiak 18-May-11 16:30pm

There is NOT 1 desktop in Windows. There are several. The logon screen is it's own desktop, services run under a seperate desktop, screen savers are a seperate desktop, the UAC prompt box is a seperate desktop (just with a picture of the user desktop on it, grayed a bit) and the sole dialog asking if you want to proceed.

fcronin 18-May-11 15:48pm

Well, if you really are creating a 'desktop' in your own application, the only suggestion I could make to you would be docking a toolstrip to the bottom of the your container.

bcomer79 18-May-11 16:10pm

Right now I am in the process of making the application. It starts with a form that has a button on it. When the button is pressed a blank desktop is created. I use the a CreateDesktop API to make a new desktop. The problem is that it is created without a taskbar. I will probably just create a form and use it like the taskbar.

bcomer79 27-May-11 11:56am

I have ran into another issue on this project. The second desktop hides the task manager, but only on a computer with a systems unit(tower). When I run the second desktop on a laptop the task manager will become visible. I am trying to figure out why, so any help would be appreciated.

bcomer79 10-Jun-11 19:35pm

I have figure out a way around the task manager issue. I now have a program that creates a new desktop with it's own task bar and start menu.

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I found that you could start explorer.exe with the second desktop and then the desktop has its own taskbar.

Posted 26-May-11 2:30am

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-18T10:31:00

Solution 1

You don't have a TaskBar on that desktop because Explorer puts that up and only supports doing that on the user desktop. It won't put the taskbar on another desktop that you specify. I haven't been able to find anything that says you can or how to do it.

Posted 18-May-11 10:31am

Dave Kreskowiak

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bcomer79 18-May-11 22:35pm

Thank you Dave. I was hoping that someone would have found what I could not.