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Details can be found [below](#requirements).\n\n[Top](#msgui-)\n\n## Environment\n\nEven though *MsgUI* uses `msg.exe` on every *Windows* system, there are differences how the message is being displayed depending on the environment used.\n\n### Locked screen with embedded message\n\n\u003cimg src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/urbanware-org/msgui/main/Stuff/GitHub/MsgUI_Win2016.png\" alt=\"MsgUI on Windows Server 2016\" width=\"200px\" align=\"right\"/\u003eFor example, on *Windows Server 2016*, after the message has been sent, the screen of the recipients gets darkened, sort of locked and the message is displayed in the center of the screen.\n\nThe user must confirm the message to continue working (if no delay is set to automatically hide it again).\n\n### Movable message box\n\n\u003cimg src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/urbanware-org/msgui/main/Stuff/GitHub/MsgUI_Win2008.png\" alt=\"MsgUI on Windows Server 2008 R2\" width=\"200px\" align=\"right\"/\u003eFor example, on *Windows Server 2008 R2*, a simple message box appears that can be moved.\n\nNevertheless, it is always on top (in the foreground) and cannot be minimized.\n\n[Top](#msgui-)\n\n## Requirements\n\n### Binary\n\nThere are only two requirements in order to use the program.\n\n\u003e [!NOTE]\n\u003e The `msg.exe` binary is only included in *Windows Professional*, *Windows Enterprise* and *Windows Educational* (e.g. *Windows 11 SE*) editions as well as *Windows Server* products in general.\n\n*   *Microsoft Windows 7* and above or alternatively *Microsoft Windows Server 2003* and above\n*   *Microsoft .NET Framework* 4.5 (or higher)\n\n### Source code\n\nThe solution file requires at least *Microsoft Visual Studio 2012*. The initially uploaded binary has been compiled using *Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition*.\n\nFeel free to fork and modify!\n\n[Top](#msgui-)\n\n## Contact\n\nAny suggestions, questions, bugs to report or feedback to give?\n\nYou can contact me by sending an email to [dev@urbanware.org](mailto:dev@urbanware.org) or by opening a *GitHub* issue (which I would prefer if you have a *GitHub* account).\n\n[Top](#msgui-)\n\n## Useless facts\n\n*   The first version uploaded on *GitHub* was *MsgUI* 1.1.6.0 built on November 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c/sup\u003e, 2017.\n\n*   The project name is an abbreviation for ***Msg**.exe Graphical **U**ser **I**nterface* (the second and thus repetitive \"G\" from \"Graphical\" was omitted).\n\n\n[Top](#msgui-)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Furbanware-org%2Fmsgui","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Furbanware-org%2Fmsgui","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Furbanware-org%2Fmsgui/lists"}