ToggleDesktopIcons() //Thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17503289/how-to-refresh-reload-desktop
{
state = new SHELLSTATE();
var toggleDesktopCommand = new IntPtr(0x7402);
IntPtr hWnd = IntPtr.Zero;
if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major < 6 || Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor < 2) //7 and -
{
hWnd = GetWindow(FindWindow("Progman", "Program Manager"), GetWindow_Cmd.GW_CHILD);
}
else
{
IEnumerable <IntPtr> ptrs = FindWindowsWithClass("WorkerW");
int i = 0;
while (hWnd == IntPtr.Zero && i < ptrs.Count())
{
hWnd = FindWindowEx(ptrs.ElementAt(i), IntPtr.Zero, "SHELLDLL_DefView", null);
i++;
}
}
SHGetSetSettings(ref state, SSF.SSF_HIDEICONS, false);
state.fHideIcons = !state.fHideIcons;
SHGetSetSettings(ref state, SSF.SSF_HIDEICONS, true);
if (hWnd == IntPtr.Zero)
{
//"SHELLDLL_DefView" was not found as a child within WorkerW - Lets check the current ShellWindow
IntPtr desktop = GetShellWindow();
hWnd = FindWindowEx(desktop, IntPtr.Zero, "SHELLDLL_DefView", null);
}
if (hWnd != IntPtr.Zero)
{
SendMessage(hWnd, WM_COMMAND, toggleDesktopCommand, IntPtr.Zero);
}
}
public extern static void SHGetSetSettings(ref SHELLSTATE lpss, SSF dwMask, bool bSet);
public extern static void SHGetSetSettings(ref SHELLSTATE lpss, SSF dwMask, bool bSet);
private static extern void SHGetSetSettings(ref SHELLSTATE lpss, SSF dwMask, bool bSet);
