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How to detect if an application window is set to 'always on top' / 'top most' (that is not part of my application)?

I am enumerating through all visible application windows on a system and I want to determine which ones are set to 'always on top' / 'top most'.

My application needs to determine this as it positions various third party applications on a large monitor for fast data entry.

I'm happy with a P/Invoke solution.

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You'll need to P/Invoke GetWindowLongPtr() to get the extended style of the window (GWL_EXSTYLE = -20) and check if the WS_EX_TOPMOST style is turned on (0x08). Visit pinvoke.net for the declarations.

Hans Passant  2010-01-29 18:18:09

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