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API Declarations Click here to copy the following block Private Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32.dll" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long Private Declare Function EnableWindow Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal fEnable As Long) As Long Public Const SW_HIDE = 0 Public Const SW_SHOW = 5 Module Click here to copy the following block Public Sub TaskBar(Visible As Boolean)   Dim hWnd As Long   hWnd = FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", "")   If Visible Then     ShowWindow hWnd, SW_SHOW   Else     ShowWindow hWnd, SW_HIDE   End If   EnableWindow hWnd, Visible End Sub Public Sub Desktop(Visible As Boolean)   Dim hWnd As Long   hWnd = FindWindow("Progman", "Program Manager")   If Visible Then     ShowWindow hWnd, SW_SHOW   Else     ShowWindow hWnd, SW_HIDE   End If   EnableWindow hWnd, Visible End Sub

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