CBT Hooks in Windows… What does “CBT” stand for?

Question

Here\'s a quick one.

I\'m starting out with using hooks in in Windows, and I notice that there\'s a hook type called a \"CBT\" hook. Though I know how it\'s used f

Answer 1

CBT stands for "Computer-Based Training". In addition to its original, intended purpose of enabling instructional software, a CBT hook is most commonly used to provide notification when a window is created, destroyed, activated, resized, moved, minimized, etc.

See the CBTProc Callback Function docs on MSDN for more information.