Show-PowerShell / Hide-PowerShell
During the Week of WPF, someone requested an example of how to minimize the PowerShell window.
Here's a quick module to make it happen. Copy/paste the code below into Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Packages\PowerShell\PowerShell.psm1
$script:showWindowAsync = Add-Type –memberDefinition @”
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool ShowWindowAsync(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
“@ -name “Win32ShowWindowAsync” -namespace Win32Functions –passThru
function Show-PowerShell() {
$null = $showWindowAsync::ShowWindowAsync((Get-Process –id $pid).MainWindowHandle, 10)
}
function Hide-PowerShell() {
$null = $showWindowAsync::ShowWindowAsync((Get-Process –id $pid).MainWindowHandle, 2)
}
Now you can use the code below to Show and Hide PowerShell:
Add-Module PowerShell
# Minimize PowerShell
Hide-PowerShell
sleep 2
# Then Restore it
Show-PowerShell
Hope this Helps,
James Brundage[MSFT]
