SetThemeAppProperties function (uxtheme.h)

Sets the flags that determine how visual styles are implemented in the calling application.

Syntax

void SetThemeAppProperties(
  DWORD dwFlags
);

dwFlags

Type: DWORD

DWORD that specifies one or more of the following bit flags, which can be combined with a logical OR.

Value	Meaning
STAP_ALLOW_NONCLIENT	Specifies that the nonclient areas of application windows will have visual styles applied.
STAP_ALLOW_CONTROLS	Specifies that the common controls used in an application will have visual styles applied.
STAP_ALLOW_WEBCONTENT	Specifies that web content displayed in an application will have visual styles applied.

None

After you set the flags, send a WM_THEMECHANGED message to your application's main window for the changes to take effect.

This example combines flags and calls this function as shown.

DWORD dwFlags = (STAP_ALLOW_NONCLIENT | 
        STAP_ALLOW_CONTROLS | STAP_ALLOW_WEBCONTENT);
SetThemeAppProperties(dwFlags);

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	uxtheme.h
Library	UxTheme.lib
DLL	UxTheme.dll (version 1.0 or later)