C# Signature:

[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern bool SetWindowText(IntPtr hwnd, String lpString);

VB.Net Signature:

<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _
Private Shared Function SetWindowText(ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, ByVal lpString As String) As Boolean
End Function

VB Signature:

Declare Auto Function SetWindowText Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal lpstring As String) As Boolean

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

The handle used cannot be used to make a Form from Form.FromHandle() or from Control.FromHandle().

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C# Sample Code:

SetWindowText(Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainWindowHandle, "Amazing!");

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