C++ Windows add option to menu

In windows, when you click the small icon in the upp开发者_Go百科er left of the window, you get a menu with Move, Minimize, Maximize, and Close options.

Is there anyway I can add my own options to that menu?

Absolutely.

GetSystemMenu(hWindow, FALSE) gets you menu handle and you are free to modify it.

A nice way is to add a separator and append your additional items like "About...". ATL code snippet is here: http://www.assembla.com/code/roatl-utilities/subversion/nodes/trunk/FilterGraphSpy/GraphBuilderCallbackPropertySheet.h#ln1392 lines 1392-1396.