Restore a minimized window of another application

Question

I\'m adding some code to an app that will launch another app if it isn\'t already running, or if it is, bring it to the front. This requires a small amount of interop/WinAPI

Answer 1

I had the same problem. The best solution I have found is to call ShowWindow with the flag SW_MINIMIZE, and then with SW_RESTORE. :D

Another possible solution:

// Code to display a window regardless of its current state
ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_SHOW);  // Make the window visible if it was hidden
ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_RESTORE);  // Next, restore it if it was minimized
SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);  // Finally, activate the window 

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