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PRB: WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW Windows Do Not Show System Menu Icon

Article ID: 179376

Article Last Modified on 7/11/2005

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This article was previously published under Q179376

SYMPTOMS

Windows created with the WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW, WS_CAPTION, and WS_SYSMENU styles have system menus, but they do not display an icon for the system menu on the caption bar.

RESOLUTION

You can display the menu by right-clicking the title bar, or by pressing the ALT+SPACEBAR key combination.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

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