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How to check the active windows and how many items are there in the taskbar using C# Code ?? Can any one suggest me some approach ?? TIA
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A way is with IUIAutomation, like the test code I had posted in this thread : How to find TaskBar button screen Rect of a window?
Thanks I will check that and get back to you
I checked the code and tested its working for taskbar and I want to know what did you upload in the taskbar buttons pls share me once again that alone It will be more helpful . Thanks in advance
I want to know what did you upload in the taskbar buttons
I don't understand this...
You have added some code under taskbar buttons in this thread so what is that and if it is code kindly share the same
can we able to read the buttons like start , talk to cortana, refer the pic attached if so how to do that pls suggest me 
Yes, you can check with MS SDK tools Spy++ and Inspect
You see that the parent window is "Shell_TrayWnd", so you can enumerate controls from this window
Spy ++ on my french OS :
If you dont mind can you tell me the procedure to do that get the taskbar buttons as you mentioned in detail so that i can understand and it will be more helpful in my case thanks in advance
Is that code will be be able to check the particular item on start menu ?
Example: check whether Notepad is in start menu, check whether Adobe is in start menu"
is that code will be able to check how many elements are there in a particular dialog box?
Example: open run dialog box, check how many elements are there in run dialog box"
is that code will be able to check how many pages are there in a particular dialog box?
Example: open run dialog box, check how many elements are there in run dialog box"
is that code will be able to check how many pages are there in a particular dialog box?
Example: open properties dialog box, how many pages are there in this dialog box
Ans: 3 (general, detail, security)"
kindly give me suggestion on this and it will be appreciated and Thanks
Is that code will be be able to check the particular item on start menu ?
Items in Start menu are not in the Taskbar
Example: open run dialog box, check how many elements are there in run dialog box"
The icons in the Taskbar are Top level and visible windows, not Dialog Boxes
Do you have any idea for how to get the start menu items and also how to get the elements in dialog box in C# If so please share me the suggestions Thanks
How to read the keystrokes using c# and for example I need to verify if a user press the windows + D to go desktop my tool need to verify that the user has pressed those key combinations ?? can you suggest me ideas ? TIA