IActiveDesktop::ApplyChanges method (shlobj_core.h)

Applies changes to the Active Desktop and saves them in the registry.

Syntax

HRESULT ApplyChanges(
  DWORD dwFlags
);

Parameters

dwFlags

Type: DWORD

An unsigned long integer value that contains the changes to be applied. Can be one of the following values.

AD_APPLY_ALL

AD_APPLY_BUFFERED_REFRESH

AD_APPLY_DYNAMICREFRESH

AD_APPLY_FORCE

AD_APPLY_HTMLGEN

AD_APPLY_REFRESH

AD_APPLY_SAVE

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header shlobj_core.h
DLL Shell32.dll (version 4.71 or later)

See also

IActiveDesktop