{"id":6041,"date":"2008-06-02T20:29:18","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T20:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/powershell\/2008\/06\/02\/show-powershell-hide-powershell\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T13:15:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T20:15:51","slug":"show-powershell-hide-powershell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/powershell\/show-powershell-hide-powershell\/","title":{"rendered":"Show-PowerShell \/ Hide-PowerShell"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the Week of WPF, someone requested an example of how to minimize the PowerShell window.<\/p>\n

Here’s a quick module to make it happen.  Copy\/paste the code below into Documents\\WindowsPowerShell\\Packages\\PowerShell\\PowerShell.psm1<\/p>\n

\n

$script:showWindowAsync = Add-Type –memberDefinition @”
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool ShowWindowAsync(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
“@ -name “Win32ShowWindowAsync” -namespace Win32Functions –passThru<\/p>\n

function Show-PowerShell() {
     $null = $showWindowAsync::ShowWindowAsync((Get-Process –id $pid).MainWindowHandle, 10)
}<\/p>\n

function Hide-PowerShell() {
    $null = $showWindowAsync::ShowWindowAsync((Get-Process –id $pid).MainWindowHandle, 2)
}<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Now you can use the code below to Show and Hide PowerShell:<\/p>\n

\n

Add-Module PowerShell
# Minimize PowerShell
Hide-PowerShell
sleep 2
# Then Restore it
Show-PowerShell<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hope this Helps,
James Brundage[MSFT]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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