Summary

In this lab, you have experimented with the Windows 7 Taskbar APIs and integrated a sample application with the Windows 7 Taskbar. You have seen how easy it is to provide relevant progress and status information from the taskbar button using progress bars and overlay icons, how to quickly access common tasks and destinations using jump lists, how to remotely control an application using a thumbnail toolbar, and how to customize thumbnails and live previews for greater flexibility over what is shown in the application’s thumbnail.

Integrating a production-quality application with the Windows 7 Taskbar might require slightly more work than you have done in this lab, but you are now sufficiently prepared to begin this quest on your own.