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Simple graphical front end for sending messages via msg.exe on Windows systems.
Initially, MsgUI was developed for administrators of a terminal server to notify either all or a specific user of a certain event.
Even though, administrators should be able to use the command-line or the PowerShell, this program simplifies the notification process.
As you can see on the right, the project is quite elementary and, as such, not a complete alternative for the command-line use of msg.exe.
Notice that msg.exe is not included in all Windows editions. Details can be found below.
Even though MsgUI uses msg.exe on every Windows system, there are differences how the message is being displayed depending on the environment used.
For example, on Windows Server 2016, after the message has been sent, the screen of the recipients gets darkened, sort of locked and the message is displayed in the center of the screen.
The user must confirm the message to continue working (if no delay is set to automatically hide it again).
For example, on Windows Server 2008 R2, a simple message box appears that can be moved.
Nevertheless, it is always on top (in the foreground) and cannot be minimized.
There are only two requirements in order to use the program.
Note
The msg.exe binary is only included in Windows Professional, Windows Enterprise and Windows Educational (e.g. Windows 11 SE) editions as well as Windows Server products in general.
- Microsoft Windows 7 and above or alternatively Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and above
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (or higher)
The solution file requires at least Microsoft Visual Studio 2012. The initially uploaded binary has been compiled using Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition.
Feel free to fork and modify!
Any suggestions, questions, bugs to report or feedback to give?
You can contact me by sending an email to dev@urbanware.org or by opening a GitHub issue (which I would prefer if you have a GitHub account).
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The first version uploaded on GitHub was MsgUI 1.1.6.0 built on November 9th, 2017.
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The project name is an abbreviation for Msg.exe Graphical User Interface (the second and thus repetitive "G" from "Graphical" was omitted).