How to change windows minimize style in C# project?

Question

Hello Everybody I would like to change windows default minimize style for my C# project and add another style. Is it possible to change minimize style? If is it possible please help me.

Jaganathan Bantheswaran · Answer

Hi You can change using VisualStyleRenderer. But you have to create your own graphics image. Paste the below code into your Windows Form. Handle the form's Paint event and call the ChangeMinimizeButtonStyle method from the Paint event-handling method passing e as PaintEventArgs. public void ChangeMinimizeButtonStyle (PaintEventArgs e) { if (VisualStyleRenderer.IsElementDefined( VisualStyleElement.Window.MinButton.Normal)) { VisualStyleRenderer renderer = new VisualStyleRenderer(VisualStyleElement.Window.MinButton.Normal); Rectangle rectangle1 = new Rectangle(10 50 50 50); renderer.DrawBackground(e.Graphics rectangle1); e.Graphics.DrawString(VisualStyleElement.Window.MinButton.Normal this.Font Brushes.Black new Point(10 10)); } else e.Graphics.DrawString(This element is not defined in the current visual style. this.Font Brushes.Black new Point(10 10)); }

Jaganathan Bantheswaran · Answer

Hi You can change using VisualStyleRenderer. But you have to create your own graphics image. Paste the below code into your Windows Form. Handle the form's Paint event and call the ChangeMinimizeButtonStyle method from the Paint event-handling method passing e as PaintEventArgs. public void DrawVisualStyleElementWindowCloseButton2(PaintEventArgs e) { if (VisualStyleRenderer.IsElementDefined( VisualStyleElement.Window.MinButton.Normal)) { VisualStyleRenderer renderer = new VisualStyleRenderer(VisualStyleElement.Window.MinButton.Normal); Rectangle rectangle1 = new Rectangle(10 50 50 50); renderer.DrawBackground(e.Graphics rectangle1); e.Graphics.DrawString(VisualStyleElement.Window.MinButton.Normal this.Font Brushes.Black new Point(10 10)); } else e.Graphics.DrawString(This element is not defined in the current visual style. this.Font Brushes.Black new Point(10 10)); }