function Send-EnvironmentChangeEvent {

	@"
		[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
		public static extern IntPtr SendMessageTimeout(
			IntPtr hWnd, uint Msg, UIntPtr wParam, string lParam, uint fuFlags, uint uTimeout, out UIntPtr lpdwResult
		);
	"@ | Set-Variable ImportWin32Declaration

	if (-not ("Win32.NativeMethods" -as [Type])) {
		Add-Type -Namespace Win32 -Name NativeMethods -MemberDefinition $ImportWin32Declaration
	}

	$HWND_BROADCAST = [System.IntPtr] 0xffff
	$WM_SETTINGCHANGE = 0x1a
	$result = [System.UIntPtr]::Zero

  	[Win32.NativeMethods]::SendMessageTimeout(
    	$HWND_BROADCAST,
		$WM_SETTINGCHANGE,
		[System.UIntPtr]::Zero,
		"Environment",
		2,
		5000,
		[ref] $result
	)
}