# WinHide

Hides the specified window.

    WinHide [, 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 WinShow to unhide a hidden window (DetectHiddenWindows can be either On or Off to do this).

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.

The Explorer taskbar may be hidden/shown as follows:
WinHide ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinShow ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd

### Related

WinShow, SetTitleMatchMode, DetectHiddenWindows, Last Found Window, WinSet

### Example

    Run, notepad.exe
    WinWait, Untitled - Notepad
    Sleep, 500
    WinHide ; use the window found above
    Sleep, 1000
    WinShow