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Asked: 2026-06-14T14:12:24+00:00

I’m trying to make a custom exit button, and I have already created a

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I’m trying to make a custom exit button, and I have already created a custom graphic for the button in photoshop. I have the button as defined by this code: 

button = CreateWindow(L"BUTTON", L"", WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILDWINDOW, 400, 4, 480, 24, hWnd, button_id, hInstance, NULL);

I want to put either close.bmp or close.png or close.ico (whichever’s easiest) onto the button, however I cannot find a way to do this without MFC. Please help!!!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Use the BS_BITMAP or BS_ICON button styles. After creating the button, send it a BM_SETIMAGE message with the handle to your bitmap or icon. To get the handle to your bitmap or icon, use LoadImage.

    If your image has an alpha channel (transparency), make sure it’s saved as a 32-bit-per-pixel bitmap. You can get by with an icon, but the edges probably won’t be as smooth.

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