Minimize a window in WPF?

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How do you minimize a window programmatically when using Windows WPF? I can't seem to find a .Resize attribute.

sean e · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-15 18:31:42Z

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set WindowState = WindowState.Minimized;

answered May 15, 2010 at 18:31

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Oded · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-15 18:37:28Z

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You are looking for the Window.WindowState property. It is a dependancy property and when changed will set the Window.RestoreBounds property , so you can always restore to the size before the change.

See the enumeration here.

myWindow.WindowState = WindowState.Minimized;

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Amsakanna · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-21 11:27:44Z

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this.WindowState = WindowState.Minimized;

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Lumo · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-16 13:48:01Z

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For those who had the same problem: keep in mind that if ShowInTaskbar is set to false, then WindowState.Minimized minimizes the Window into a small window title bar at the bottom left of the desktop - so it's not really minimized.

A workaround is to set ShowInTaskbar to true, set WindowState to Minimized and then reset the ShowInTaskbar to its old value.

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henon Over a year ago

This helped a lot! It is actually even better to switch the ShowInTaskbar from true to false whenever the WindowState changes to WindowState.Minimized. That way, when the user clicks the minimize button of the window it will also vanish completely and when the window is shown it appears in the taskbar which is probably what users expect.

Adrian Toman · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-24 21:56:45Z

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Use the window's object WindowState property to programmaticly minimise a window.

window.WindowState = WindowState.Minimized;

Setting window state to WindowState.Normal will restore the window to it's previous WindowsState, size and location.

window.WindowState = WindowState.Normal;

Window.Normal is a bit of a misnomer. The remarks in the WindowState property and the WindowState Enumeration MSDN articles hint at WindowState.Normal actual functionality and testing confirms it.

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Kasper Jacobsen · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-28 22:09:15Z

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This works just fine for me.

Application.Current.Windows[0].WindowState = WindowState.Minimized;

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Johnny · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-16 09:58:52Z

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YourWindowName.WindowState = WindowState.Minimized;

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user353gre3 · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-06 18:58:53Z

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As many said,

window.WindowState = WindowState.Minimized

will minimize the window for you. But be careful about timing - I accidentally set this in a MouseLeftButtonDown handler (vs MouseLeftButtonUp), and the window would not restore.

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