Creating Desktop Toolbar : Can I change the default bounds of Windows 7?

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As the title states, I am making a toolbar which will sit neatly at the top of my screen just as the Windows taskbar does at the bottom of the screen.

Is there a way I can change the default y-boundary in Windows 7 so that my bar is always visible and never blocking any existing windows?

Alternatively, I would be willing to try an auto-hide toolbar so that when the y-value of the mouse position is = 0 then the toolbar will appear/show.. If anyone could suggest a keyword that I might use to narrow down my search as to how I would achieve such a feature, I would be grateful.

Thanks.

 

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Probably one Advil and a look at this ..... and this

Didn't need the advil in the end.. that was a bit too easy with the 2nd link having done most of the work for me..

AppBar up and running now, acting exactly how I wanted it to..

Many thanks Herman