How to put a Windows UAC Shield overlay on a button using wxPython?
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I don't know how to send a Windows message in Python, but I assume you do. You need to send BCM_SETSHIELD with true as the parameter. It will be ignored on XP and earlier. Also make sure the button style is set to FlatStyle.System. The numerical value of BCM_SETSHIELD is 0x0000160C.