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How can I show/hide a window with a hotkey?

I'm looking for a way to show/hide a window with a specific title. One example is when you press win+1, the first window at task bar will show, when you press again, it will be minimized.

I checked this page, but the methods they suggested are not working at my end.

Solution

  • You check whether a specific window has been minimized with WinGet. (Credit to Laszlo)

    WinGet WinState, MinMax, %WinTitle%   ; Retrieve minimized/maximized state

    You can then show or hide said window with WinMinimize and WinRestore.

    #m::WinMinimize, Untitled - Notepad   ; Minimize window to taskbar
#r::WinRestore, Untitled - Notepad    ; Unminimize or unmaximize window

    The hotkey below checks a window's state, then minimizes or unminimizes the window.

    #1::
   WinTitle := "Untitled - Notepad"
   WinGet WinState, MinMax, %WinTitle%  ; retrieve minimized/maximized state
      if (WinState = -1)                ; minimized
         WinRestore, %WinTitle%
      else                              ; not minimized
         WinMinimize, %WinTitle%
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