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How to Disable Windows Themes Using uxtheme.dll and SetWindowTheme

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17 Jul 2008CPOL2 min read 67K   1.1K   17  
How to disable Windows themes to ensure uniform application appearance acrross all versions of Windows.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace DisableWindowsThemesExample
{
    static class Program
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main()
        {
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            Application.Run(new ExampleForm());
        }
    }
}

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