c++winapidialogalt-tab

Show Child Window in Task Switcher


How can I make a modeless child dialog (instantiated using CreateDialogParam) show up in the windows task switcher (Alt-Tab strip)? Using the WS_EX_APPWINDOW window style forces the dialog to have a taskbar icon but not in the task switcher.


Solution

  • Raymond Chen gives the full gory details here: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20071008-00/?p=24863