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The bounty of 200 reputation for this question is valid for  4 more days. It would be a shame if it just expired.
http://stackoverflow.com/q/32058232/49925

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  1. Johan BontesAugust 31, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    I think the concensus was that yes, it can be done, but it will not scale because it will clash on systems where other apps do the same thing.

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  2. Dorin DuminicaAugust 31, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    the answer from Alex Egorov is more than sound, I'd go with that...

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  3. Johan BontesAugust 31, 2015 at 8:38 AM

    Dorin Duminica
    That's not an answer at all.

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  4. Dorin DuminicaAugust 31, 2015 at 9:22 AM

    Johan Bontes are you sure? 'cause that's a clear list of steps... all it's missing is the actual implementation...

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  5. Thomas Mueller (dummzeuch)August 31, 2015 at 10:24 AM

    I don't care whether it scales or conflicts with other programs doing the same. It's for my personal use only.

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  6. David MillingtonAugust 31, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    Was my answer (in a comment) about adding it as a window (set up the z-order, non-focusable, etc), then using hooks to get window move notifications and adjust the button-window's position so it stays in the right relative position, useful at all?

    It's what I'd try first up, before using DLL injection.

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  7. Asbjørn HeidAugust 31, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    Long time since I've done such tricks. I think I'd start by trying https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms644975.aspx

    This would be to monitor for the WM_NCPAINT etc messages. Clicks would be forwarded to my application by posting a special message.

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