# GSoC'17 : Project Taskbar Shell Extensions for ReactOS | Final Report

DevFeed: [GSoC'17 : Project Taskbar Shell Extensions for ReactOS | Final Report](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/gsoc-17-project-taskbar-shell-extensions-for-reactos-final-report-32840.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://reactos.org/blogs/gsoc17-project-taskbar-shell-extensions-reactos-final-report/>)

Published: 2017-08-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-page-on-reactos-website.md>)

Topics: [ReactOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reactos.md>), [Extension](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/extension.md>), [Toolbar](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/toolbar.md>), [win32](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/win32.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [C++](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c-plus-plus.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>)

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## AI overview

A 2017 GSoC final report describes work on ReactOS taskbar shell extensions. The project implemented a Quick Launch Toolbar and added notification-area support for battery status and safely removing devices. It also discusses the Win32, COM, and ATL technologies used and the implementation of reusable toolbar-related classes and interfaces.

## Source excerpt

Hello, everyone! It's me, Shriraj (a.k.a sr13). The time has come to summarize all the work I have done in this Summer of Code with ReactOS and complete this journey of my first ever GSoC, though my story with ReactOS is just beginning! TL;DR of Project Taskbar Shell Extensions: # Designed & Implemented the Quick Launch Toolbar for ReactOS. # Designed & Added support for Battery Status in notification area (System Tray).