PRB: WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW Windows Don't Show System Menu Icon

Last reviewed: January 15, 1998
Article ID: Q179376

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API) included with: - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows 95

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 typing Alt- Space.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Keywords          : UsrMisc
Version           : WINNT:4.0
Platform          : Win95 winnt
Issue type        : kbprb

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Last reviewed: January 15, 1998
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