# WinShow

Unhides the specified window.

    WinShow , WinTitle, WinText, ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText

## Parameters

WinTitle

  A window title or other criteria identifying the target window. See WinTitle.

WinText

  If present, this parameter must be a substring from a single text element of the target window (as revealed by the included Window Spy utility). Hidden text elements are detected if DetectHiddenText is ON.

ExcludeTitle

  Windows whose titles include this value will not be considered.

ExcludeText

  Windows whose text include this value will not be considered.

## Remarks

By default, WinShow is the only command that can always detect hidden windows. Other commands can detect them only if DetectHiddenWindows has been turned on.

This command operates only upon the topmost matching window except when WinTitle is ahk_group GroupName, in which case all windows in the group are affected.

## Related

WinHide, SetTitleMatchMode, DetectHiddenWindows, Last Found Window

## Examples

#1

    Run, notepad.exe
    WinWait, Untitled - Notepad
    Sleep, 500
    WinHide  ; Because its parameter is omitted, it uses the window found above.
    Sleep, 1000
    WinShow