ImmDisableIME function (immdev.h)

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08/09/2022

Disables the IME for a thread or for all threads in a process.

Syntax

BOOL ImmDisableIME(
       DWORD unnamedParam1
);

Parameters

unnamedParam1

Return value

Returns TRUE if successful or FALSE otherwise.

Remarks

The application must call this function before the first top-level window in the thread receives the WM_CREATE message. Thus, the application must call this function in one of the following places:

Any time before calling CreateWindow to create the first top-level window
In the WM_NCCREATE handler for first top-level window

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP [desktop apps only],East Asian language support installed.
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	immdev.h (include Immdev.h, Windows.h)
Library	Imm32.lib
DLL	Imm32.dll