How to Minimize all Windows

Keywords:     winiconize minimize all windows

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Question:

Is there a way to minimize all windows using winbatch?

Answer:

There is a .SCF file in the Windows System directory that can 'show the desktop'. In other words, minimize *all* windows. This seems to work on *all* platforms *except* Windows NT 4.0, which doesn't seem to support this file.

showdesktop=strcat(DirWindows(1),"Show Desktop.scf")
If FileExist(showdesktop)
  ShellExecute(showdesktop,"",DirWindows(1),@NORMAL,"")
Endif

Or if you want to run this script on NT 4.0 or if the 'Show Desktop.scf' file doesn't exist. Give this a shot:

list=WinItemize()
count=ItemCount(list,@tab)

for xx=1 to count
   thiswin=ItemExtract(xx,list,@tab)
   if WinState(thiswin)==@HIDDEN then continue
   WinIconize(thiswin)
next

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Article ID:   W13372

Filename:   Minimize All Windows.txt