Date: 2009feb20 Platform: win32 Language: C/C++ Q. Win32: How to get the device context (DC) of the desktop A. This does it:

inline HDC GetDesktopDC() { return GetWindowDC(GetDesktopWindow()); }

Its handy if you want to draw on the desktop or if have window-less application (or DLL) that requires a valid DC for something.