LaunchInternetControlPanel function

  • Article

Launches the Internet Properties dialog box with the General tab displayed.

Syntax

BOOL LaunchInternetControlPanel(
   HWND hParent
);

Parameters

  • hParent
    A handle to the parent window of the Internet Properties dialog box. This parameter can be NULL.

Return value

Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise.

Remarks

Use the LoadLibrary function and the GetProcAddress function to export LaunchInternetControlPanel from Inetcpl.cpl.

Examples

This example shows how to use LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress to load and call LaunchInternetControlPanel.

Security Warning: Using LoadLibrary incorrectly can compromise the security of your application by loading the wrong DLL. Refer to the LoadLibrary documentation for information on how to correctly load DLLs with different versions of Windows.

typedef BOOL (WINAPI *LAUNCHCPL) (HWND);
HMODULE hInetcpl;
HWND hParent;
LAUNCHCPL cpl;

hInetcpl = LoadLibrary("inetcpl.cpl");

if (hInetcpl == NULL)
{
   // Error loading module -- fail as securely as possible
   return;
}

cpl = (LAUNCHCPL)GetProcAddress(hInetcpl, "LaunchInternetControlPanel");
if(cpl)
{
  cpl(hParent);
}
FreeLibrary(hInetcpl);

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows XP

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server

Header

 N/A

DLL

 Inetcpl.cpl