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ElektroDwmThumbnail is a .NET user-control written in VB.NET that enables the creation of dynamic real-time preview thumbnails for any window. It utilizes various DWM API functions and is provided as a user-control for easy and user-friendly implementation.

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Usage example in C#:

// Register a DWM thumbnail for the main window of Notepad process.Process pr = Process.GetProcessesByName("Notepad").SingleOrDefault();IntPtr? hWnd = pr?.MainWindowHandle;ElektroDwmThumbnail1.RegisterThumbnail(hWnd);// Unregister the DWM thumbnail.ElektroDwmThumbnail1.UnregisterThumbnail();

Usage example in VB.NET:

' Register a DWM thumbnail for the main window of Notepad process.Dim pr As Process = Process.GetProcessesByName("Notepad").SingleOrDefault()Dim hWnd As IntPtr? = pr?.MainWindowHandleElektroDwmThumbnail1.RegisterThumbnail(hWnd)' Unregister the DWM thumbnail.ElektroDwmThumbnail1.UnregisterThumbnail()

Available properties in the control's property grid:

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