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Function name : SetThreadDesktop

Group: Window Station and Desktop - Library: user32

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Assigns the specified desktop to the calling thread. All subsequent operations on the desktop use the access rights granted to hDesktop.

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Code examples:

How to prevent users from accessing the Windows Desktop and from switching to other applications

Declaration:

BOOL SetThreadDesktop(
	HDESK hDesktop
);
  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER SetThreadDesktop IN user32;
	INTEGER hDesktop  

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Parameters:

hDesktop [in] Handle to the desktop to be assigned to the calling thread. This handle is returned by the CreateDesktop, GetThreadDesktop, OpenDesktop, or OpenInputDesktop function.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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Comments:

See also: CreateDesktop, GetThreadDesktop, OpenDesktop, SetProcessWindowStation.

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