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foreach (BaseItem item in ribbonControl1.Items)
{
    RibbonTabItem ribbonTab = item as RibbonTabItem;
 
    if (ribbonTab != null)
    {
        RibbonPanel panel = ribbonTab.Panel;
 
        foreach (Control panelControl in panel.Controls)
        {
            RibbonBar ribbonBar = panelControl as RibbonBar;
 
            if (ribbonBar != null)
            {
                // At this point you can simply disable each RibbonBar and that will disable all items on it
 
                //ribbonBar.Enabled = false;
 
                // Here is how you loop through items on RibbonBar
 
                foreach (BaseItem ribbonBarItem in ribbonBar.Items)
                    ribbonBarItem.Enabled = false;
            }
        }
    }
}

For Each item As BaseItem In ribbonControl1.Items
    Dim ribbonTab As RibbonTabItem = TryCast(item, RibbonTabItem)
 
    If ribbonTab IsNot Nothing Then
        Dim panel As RibbonPanel = ribbonTab.Panel
 
        For Each panelControl As Control In panel.Controls
            Dim ribbonBar As RibbonBar = TryCast(panelControl, RibbonBar)
 
            If ribbonBar IsNot Nothing Then
                ' At this point you can simply disable each RibbonBar and that will disable all items on it

                'ribbonBar.Enabled = false;

                ' Here is how you loop through items on RibbonBar

                For Each ribbonBarItem As BaseItem In ribbonBar.Items
                    ribbonBarItem.Enabled = False
                Next
            End If
        Next
    End If
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