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private const uint WM_CLOSE = 0x0010;
public static void RefreshTaskbarPreserveExplorer() { try { // Method 1: Restart only the taskbar (Windows 10/11) IntPtr taskbarHwnd = FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", null); if (taskbarHwnd != IntPtr.Zero) { // Get the process ID of the taskbar GetWindowThreadProcessId(taskbarHwnd, out uint processId); // Send quit message to taskbar window PostMessage(taskbarHwnd, WM_QUIT, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero); // Wait for taskbar to close Thread.Sleep(300); // Check if taskbar process is still running bool taskbarStillRunning = false; try { var process = Process.GetProcessById((int)processId); taskbarStillRunning = !process.HasExited; } catch { } if (taskbarStillRunning) { // Force kill if needed Process.GetProcessById((int)processId).Kill(); Thread.Sleep(200); } // The taskbar will auto-restart since it's a shell component // If not, manually restart explorer components RestartShellComponents(); } else { RestartExplorerCompletely(); } } catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}"); RestartExplorerCompletely(); } }
private const uint WM_CLOSE = 0x0010; private const uint WM_QUIT = 0x0012;