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Here's how to enable or disable all objects on a Desktop:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
{Disable:}
EnableWindow(FindWindowEx(FindWindow
('Progman', nil), HWND(0), 'ShellDll_DefView', nil),
FALSE) ;

{Enable:}
EnableWindow( FindWindowEx( FindWindow
('Progman', nil), HWND(0), 'ShellDll_DefView', nil),
TRUE) ;

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