I'm working on a windows shell extension, and unfortunately, when making changes to the DLL, I must restart windows explorer (since it keeps the DLL in memory).
I found this program from Dino Esposito, but it doesn't work for me.
void SHShellRestart(void)
{
HWND hwnd;
hwnd = FindWindow("Progman", NULL );
PostMessage(hwnd, WM_QUIT, 0, 0 );
ShellExecute(NULL, NULL, "explorer.exe", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOW );
return;
}
Does any one have something they can share to do this?
P.S. I realize that I can go to task manager and kill the explorer process, but I just want to do it the lazy way. Besides, this enables automation.
P.P.S I am using .NET for the development, but the shell restart functionality could be in C, C++ or a .NET language. It will simply be a small stand-alone executable.
A fool-proof solution:
foreach (Process p in Process.GetProcesses())
{
// In case we get Access Denied
try
{
if (p.MainModule.FileName.ToLower().EndsWith(":\\windows\\explorer.exe"))
{
p.Kill();
break;
}
}
catch
{ }
}
Process.Start("explorer.exe");