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// Framework: .NET Framework
// Technology Stack: WinAPI

using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace WinAPI
{
	public static class UpdateEnvExplorer
	{
		private static readonly IntPtr HWND_BROADCAST = new IntPtr(0xffff);
		private const int WM_SETTINGCHANGE = 0x1a;
		private const int SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG = 0x0002;

[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = false)]
		static extern bool SendNotifyMessage(IntPtr hWnd, uint Msg, IntPtr wParam, string lParam);

[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = false)]
		private static extern IntPtr SendMessageTimeout(IntPtr hWnd, int Msg, UIntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, int fuFlags, int uTimeout, IntPtr lpdwResult);

[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = false)]
		private static extern int SHChangeNotify(int eventId, int flags, IntPtr item1, IntPtr item2);

public static void Refresh()
		{
			// Update desktop icons
			SHChangeNotify(0x8000000, 0x1000, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
			// Update environment variables
			SendMessageTimeout(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_SETTINGCHANGE, UIntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG, 100, IntPtr.Zero);
			// Update taskbar
			SendNotifyMessage(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_SETTINGCHANGE, IntPtr.Zero, "TraySettings");
		}

public static void Main() 
		{
			// Restart Start menu
			// Перезапустить меню "Пуск"
			System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("taskkill", "/F /IM StartMenuExperienceHost.exe");
			// Refresh desktop icons, environment variables and taskbar without restarting File Explorer
			// Обновить иконки рабочего стола, переменные среды и панель задач без перезапуска "Проводника"
			// Call the Refresh method to perform the updates
			WinAPI.UpdateEnvExplorer.Refresh();
		}
	}
}