Thread: vb.net remove border from application?

You can search MSDN for "Window Styles" (link) to learn more about how to set the styles of an embedded window. Here is the list of options I use when calling the SetWindowLong( ) API (link):

Code:

Public Enum e_WindowStyle
        WS_BORDER = &H800000 ' thin border
        WS_CAPTION = &HC00000 ' has title bar
        WS_CHILD = &H40000000 ' child window style...  does not allow menu
        WS_DISABLED = &H8000000 ' disabled
        WS_HSCROLL = &H100000 ' has horizontal scroll
        WS_VSCROLL = &H200000 ' has vertical scroll
        WS_THICKFRAME = &H40000 ' thick frame
        WS_VISIBLE = &H10000000 ' initially visible
        WS_TABSTOP = &H10000 ' tabstop
    End Enum

When you call the SetWindowLong( hWnd, nIndex, dwNewLong ) API, you will add the above values together for the look you want. They are passed as the dwNewLong value, and the nIndex is set to -16 (GWL_STYLE... aka new Window Style). I personally prefer to use WS_TABSTOP + WS_VISIBLE + WS_CHILD. WS_VISIBLE if nothing else, just to ensure it's visible. WS_TABSTOP, just to ensure tab-stopping. And WS_CHILD to get rid of the menus. However, if you need the menus, then do not add in WS_CHILD.

Let me know if you're interested in seeing more code/objects on the topic.