How to override WindowStyle in WPF

Question

Can anyone show me how to override the WindowStyle in WPF application? preferablly in XAML.

I'm writing an application and I want to customize the top bar of the window. I know I can change it with , but I'm not able to do any customization with it.

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I want to be able to change background color and put my own icons on it.

Answer 1

This requires creating the Window chrome (borders) completely from scratch. For an example, including code, see WPF Custom Chrome Library on CodePlex.

Answer 2

If you are using .NET 4.5, you can access the WindowChrome property of your window. If you are using .NET 3.5 or .NET 4.0, you will need to use a separate library, such as Microsoft.Windows.Shell.dll.

If you do not care about the system minimize animation, you can set ResizeMode to NoResize and WindowStyle to None then draw your custom border.