# 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

### Example

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

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