How to get a handle to the desktop window in C Win32 API

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#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    // Get a handle to the desktop window
    HWND desktopWindow = GetDesktopWindow();

    if (desktopWindow != NULL) {
        printf("Successfully retrieved the handle to the desktop window: %p\n", desktopWindow);
    }
    else {
        printf("Failed to retrieve the handle to the desktop window.\n");
    }

    return 0;
}




/*
run

Successfully retrieved the handle to the desktop window: 0000000000010010

*/

 



answered May 13, 2025 by avibootz
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