Receiving DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL with DBT_DEVTYP_VOLUME in a service?

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In contrast to DBT_DEVTYP_DEVICEINTERFACE with GUID_DEVINTERFACE_VOLUME
DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL with DBT_DEVTYP_VOLUME is sent too if the drive
letter of an existing volume is changed (removed or assingned).

The docs of RegisterDeviceNotification say:
"Volume notifications are also broadcast to top-level windows, so the
function fails if dbch_devicetype is DBT_DEVTYP_VOLUME."

That's true, RegisterDeviceNotification fails with 'The data is invalid'.

So, is there no way to get this message in a service without creating a
window?


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Uwe

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