How do I write a code in c # to disable desktop icons?

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Is there any code to freeze the desktop ( all desktop icons and the open windows) on click of a button
any dll or js code or c sharp...is there any way to do this through code..

freeze such that no icons are click-able on the desktop and if any windows are opened then those windows also get disabled and a pop up is displayed with a customized message and an OK button.
this function is needed on the click of a button which is on a aspx page

thanks

Posted 7-May-14 23:12pm

PreetiM

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Prasad Avunoori 8-May-14 5:14am

Use Modalpopup.

PreetiM 9-May-14 10:08am

thanks...this can solve my purpose to some extent...but the close button and the address bar which appear in the dialog are not needed ...user can close the dialog and then can access other pages...secondly with the shortcut (windows key + D) user can minimize all the windows and go to the desktop and I dont want the user to access the desktop

Vi(ky 8-May-14 5:14am

why? and if it is possible then how you will get out of this ?

PreetiM 8-May-14 13:54pm

only the Start button will be enabled....and I guess with that we can go wherever we want to .....and can do whatever we want....

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2014-05-07T23:18:00

No.
You can't affect items outside the browser - security refuses to allow that for good reasons.

Besides, what makes you think there is a Windows desktop behind the browser? It could be iOS, Android, Linux, ... you can't tell (also for security reasons).

Think about it: if you could do it, so could The Naughty People - and then you wouldn't get a pop up "You won a car!" you'd get a "Give us the money, or your computer stays frozen". And the security hole it - and you - used would be sealed as fast as physically possible.