# WinMinimize

Collapses the specified window into a button on the task bar.

    WinMinimize , 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

Use WinRestore or WinMaximize to unminimize a window.

If a particular type of window does not respond correctly to WinMinimize, try using the following instead:

    PostMessage, 0x112, 0xF020,,, WinTitle, WinText ; 0x112 = WM_SYSCOMMAND, 0xF020 = SC_MINIMIZE

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.

Window titles and text are case sensitive. Hidden windows are not detected unless DetectHiddenWindows has been turned on.

## Related

WinRestore, WinMaximize, WinMinimizeAll

## Examples

#1

    Run, notepad.exe
    WinWait, Untitled - Notepad
    WinMinimize ; use the window found above

#2

    ^Down::WinMinimize, A  ; Assign a hotkey to minimize the active window.