- 1 year ago
How to get windows explorer to update automatically after tag change in desktop.ini file
To get Windows Explorer to update automatically after a change in the desktop.ini
file, you can use the SHChangeNotify
function from the Windows Shell API. This function notifies Windows Explorer of changes to the file system, prompting it to refresh and reflect the changes made. Here's an example of how you can use it in a C++ program:
cpp#include <Windows.h>
#include <Shlobj.h>
int main()
{
const wchar_t* folderPath = L"C:\\Path\\To\\Folder";
// Notify Windows Explorer of changes in the folder
SHChangeNotify(SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, SHCNF_PATH, folderPath, nullptr);
return 0;
}
In this example:
Replace
folderPath
with the actual path of the folder containing thedesktop.ini
file.The
SHChangeNotify
function is called with the parametersSHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED
andSHCNF_PATH
to notify Windows Explorer of changes in the specified folder.After calling
SHChangeNotify
, Windows Explorer will update and reflect the changes made in thedesktop.ini
file.
Compile and run this C++ program, and it will trigger Windows Explorer to update automatically after changes in the desktop.ini
file.
Please note that changes to the desktop.ini
file may not always be immediately reflected in Windows Explorer, as it depends on the system's refresh rate for monitoring file system changes. In some cases, you may need to manually refresh the folder in Windows Explorer (e.g., by pressing F5) to see the changes immediately.