Making a Windows 7 style pop up for a NotifyIcon

Question

How do I make a Windows 7 style pop up for a NotifyIcon? I'm talking about the type of pop up you get when you click the Wifi or battery icon in the system tray. Like the screenshot below.

I'm guessing it's part of the Windows 7 API Code Pack but I don't know the official name of it.

Answer 1

You can do this by building a form

Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    Timer1.Interval = 10000
    Timer1.Enabled = True
    Me.ShowInTaskbar = False
    Me.MaximizeBox = False
    Me.MinimizeBox = False
    Me.ControlBox = False
    Me.ShowIcon = False
    Me.Size = New Size(200, 200)
    Me.Text = ""
    Dim wide As Integer = My.Computer.Screen.Bounds.Width
    Dim high As Integer = My.Computer.Screen.Bounds.Height
    Me.Location = New Point(wide - 200, high - 200) ' to put it in lower right corner
    'set border style to fixed dialog
    'set startup position to manual
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Tick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
    Me.Close() ' will make the window only stay open for 10 seconds
End Sub