Windows Notfification

[Beanoid]

i have done this before, but cant quite remember how i did it, i want to create a windows notification
im sure i used notifyicon to do it last time, but i did have a system tray icon on that project not on this one.

[jmcilhinney]

A NotifyIcon component can be used to display a balloon tip but if you're looking to hook into the Windows Action Center then that is something else entirely.

[Beanoid]

    Private Sub Button2_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        NotifyIcon1.BalloonTipText = "It Works With A Tray Icon"
        NotifyIcon1.ShowBalloonTip(10000)
    End Sub

its fine, but i didnt really want to add a tray icon to the project, just wanted the notification

[jmcilhinney]

OK, so that is a balloon tip on Windows 10. I guess I must never have actually created one since I upgraded as I've never actually seen it look like that.

[JuggaloBrotha]

My understanding is the .Net NotifyIcon utilizes the windows messaging system, in Win10 that's the Action Center, but since the NotifyIcon is simplified the screenshot Beanoid provided is all it'll do, you can tap into the Win10 Notification API to show messages with far more functionality and customization though.