Refresh Desktop programatically

[krishnakumartm]

Hi, I need to refresh the desktop after hiding the elements on desktop. I am hiding the desktop content but failed to refesh desktop. if i do right click refresh or simple F5 refresh is happening but how to do this programatically. Thanks,

---------------------------- KRISHNA KUMAR T M

[_Superman_]

Did you try UpdateWindow on the desktop window handle. Take desktop window handle using GetDesktopWindow

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[khan]

I found this code in one of the forums here: SHChangeNotify(SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, SHCNF_IDLIST, NULL, NULL); Be sure to include "shlobj.h"

this is this.