A Simplified Solution for Hiding the Taskbar and Start Orb in Vista and Windows 7

Waylon Flinn

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This article describes a simple solution for hiding the Taskbar and the Start Orb that works on both Vista and Windows 7.

hidetaskbar.zip
- HideTaskBar
  - DisableWindowManagement.sln
  - DisableWindowManagement
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        DisableWindowManagement.dll
    - DisableWindowManagement.cs
    - DisableWindowManagement.csproj
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - TestDisableWindowManagement
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        DisableWindowManagement.dll
        
        TestDisableWindowManagement.exe
        
        TestDisableWindowManagement.vshost.exe
        
        TestDisableWindowManagement.vshost.exe.manifest
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
    - TestDisableWindowManagement.cs
    - TestDisableWindowManagement.csproj
    - TestDisableWindowManagement.Designer.cs
    - TestDisableWindowManagement.resx


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 10.00
# Visual Studio 2008
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "DisableWindowManagement", "DisableWindowManagement\DisableWindowManagement.csproj", "{6F1242D1-78DC-4910-9F3F-25EB2C336A4E}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "TestDisableWindowManagement", "TestDisableWindowManagement\TestDisableWindowManagement.csproj", "{B84D914F-3FDE-445A-A86E-01048D305B3D}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{6F1242D1-78DC-4910-9F3F-25EB2C336A4E}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{6F1242D1-78DC-4910-9F3F-25EB2C336A4E}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{6F1242D1-78DC-4910-9F3F-25EB2C336A4E}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{6F1242D1-78DC-4910-9F3F-25EB2C336A4E}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
		{B84D914F-3FDE-445A-A86E-01048D305B3D}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{B84D914F-3FDE-445A-A86E-01048D305B3D}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{B84D914F-3FDE-445A-A86E-01048D305B3D}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{B84D914F-3FDE-445A-A86E-01048D305B3D}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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A Simplified Solution for Hiding the Taskbar and Start Orb in Vista and Windows 7

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