Task bar is not appearing when using CMFCVisualManagerVS2005 in my MFC application

Question

I'm developing an application for Windows using MFC in Visual Studio 2010. I'm using CMFCVisualManagerVS2005 to change the visual appearance of my application. When I run my application its hiding Windows task bar by opening my application in maximized state. I have to open my Application in maximized state so I have disabled maximize button.

Any idea how can I run my application in maximized state without hiding Windows task bar??

Answer 1

Right click the empty space on your task bar -> properties -> ensure "Keep the taskbar on top of other windows" is checked. Hopefully this is your issue

Answer 2

Could you try placing the following code in CMainFrame::OnCreate(). I know it would be best to find the underlying issue, but this may suffice as a dirty fix.

HWND hTBar=::FindWindow("Shell_traywnd","");

::ShowWindow(hTBar,SW_SHOW);