Class names of common applications that are included in Windows

Every window is a member of a window class. When you use
API functions suchs as FindWindow, ShowWindow,..., you need
the classname as
parameter to specify the window class name.
Below are some class names of common applications that are included in Windows.


Class Name Application

Omain ACCESS.EXE

SciCalc CALC.EXE

CalWndMain CALENDAR.EXE

Cardfile CARDFILE.EXE

Clipboard CLIPBOARD.EXE

Clock CLOCK.EXE

CtlPanelClass CONTROL.EXE

XLMain EXCEL.EXE

Session MS-DOS.EXE

Notepad NOTEPAD.EXE

pbParent PBRUSH.EXE

Pif PIFEDIT.EXE

PrintManager PRINTMAN.EXE

Progman PROGMAN.EXE (Windows Program Manager)

Recorder RECORDER.EXE

Reversi REVERSI.EXE

#32770 SETUP.EXE

Solitaire SOL.EXE

Terminal TERMINAL.EXE

WFS_Frame WINFILE.EXE

MW_WINHELP WINHELP.EXE

#32770 WINVER.EXE

OpusApp WINWORD.EXE

MSWRITE_MENU WRITE.EXE



Below are some class names of applications that are new with Windows 95:



Class Name Application

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CabinetWClass My Computer Window

Internet Explorer_Frame IEXPLORE.EXE

MSPaintApp MSPAINT.EXE

SageWindowClass System Agent Com Window

Shell_Traywnd Windows 95 Task Bar

WordPadClass WORDPAD.EXE

DialerClass DIALER.EXE

SJE_CDPlayerClass CDPLAYER.EXE

MyDlgClass CHARMAP.EXE

MSDefragWClass1 DEFRAG.EXE

GFVMainWndClass FAXVIEW.EXE

FreeWClass FREECELL.EXE

Mplayer MPLAYER.EXE

AfxFrameorView HEARTS.EXE

NW_Class NETWATCH.EXE

AppClass PACKAGER.EXE

System Policy Editor POLEDIT.EXE

PWLEdit PWLEDIT.EXE

RegEdit_RegEdit REGEDIT.EXE

ScanDskWDlgClass SCANDSK.EXE

SoundRec SNDREC32.EXE

Volume Control SNDVOL32.EXE

System Monitor SYSMON.EXE

MSTaskSwWClass TASKMAN.EXE

TelnetWClass TELNET.EXE

WinIPCfgClass WINIPCFG.EXE

WordPadClass WORDPAD.EXE

Session_Window HYPERTRM.EXE

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