I want to make a shell extension or app in .NET that logs all windows that are closed. The log should contain the process name that created a window.
I have no ideas on how to do this. Any pointers?
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I want to make a shell extension or app in .NET that logs all windows that are closed. The log should contain the process name that created a window.
I have no ideas on how to do this. Any pointers?
This requires a hook, set by SetWindowsHookEx, WH_SHELL hook type. This hook type requires a DLL that can be injected into a process, such a DLL can’t be written in C#. A 64-bit operating system and UAC will create plenty of obstacles as well. This project can help.