How can I remove items from the system menu?

Applies To: C++Builder 1 or higher
Category: Knowledge Base

 

1.

  Start a new project using File | New Application.

 

2.

  Add a Button. Edit its OnClick event:

 

void __fastcall TForm1::Button1Click(TObject *Sender)

{

    HMENU menu = GetSystemMenu(Handle, false);

    if(menu)

    {

        RemoveMenu(menu, 1, MF_BYPOSITION);

        RemoveMenu(menu, 0, MF_BYPOSITION);

    }

}

 

This code removes the first two items (Restore and Move) from the system menu. Pay attention: you must start from the biggest value (in this case 1) to smallest one.

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