ProcessStartInfo.WindowStyle Property

Gets or sets the window state to use when the process is started.

[Visual Basic]
Public Property WindowStyle As ProcessWindowStyle
[C#]
public ProcessWindowStyle WindowStyle {get; set;}
[C++]
public: __property ProcessWindowStyle get_WindowStyle();
public: __property void set_WindowStyle(ProcessWindowStyle);
[JScript]
public function get WindowStyle() : ProcessWindowStyle;
public function set WindowStyle(ProcessWindowStyle);

Property Value

A ProcessWindowStyle that indicates whether the process is started in a window that is maximized, minimized, normal (neither maximized nor minimized), or not visible. The default is normal.

Exceptions

Example

[Visual Basic] 
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.ComponentModel


Namespace MyProcessSample
    _
   '/ <summary>
   '/ Shell for the sample.
   '/ </summary>
   Public Class MyProcess
      
      
      '/ <summary>
      '/ Opens the Internet Explorer application.
      '/ </summary>
      Public Sub OpenApplication(myFavoritesPath As String)
         ' Start Internet Explorer. Defaults to the home page.
         Process.Start("IExplore.exe")
         
         ' Display the contents of the favorites folder in the browser.
         Process.Start(myFavoritesPath)
      End Sub 'OpenApplication
       
      
      '/ <summary>
      '/ Opens urls and .html documents using Internet Explorer.
      '/ </summary>
      Public Sub OpenWithArguments()
         ' url's are not considered documents. They can only be opened
         ' by passing them as arguments.
         Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "www.northwindtraders.com")
         
         ' Start a Web page using a browser associated with .html and .asp files.
         Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "C:\myPath\myFile.htm")
         Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "C:\myPath\myFile.asp")
      End Sub 'OpenWithArguments
      
      
      '/ <summary>
      '/ Uses the ProcessStartInfo class to start new processes, both in a minimized 
      '/ mode.
      '/ </summary>
      Public Sub OpenWithStartInfo()
         
         Dim startInfo As New ProcessStartInfo("IExplore.exe")
         startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Minimized
         
         Process.Start(startInfo)
         
         startInfo.Arguments = "www.northwindtraders.com"
         
         Process.Start(startInfo)
      End Sub 'OpenWithStartInfo
       
      
      Public Shared Sub Main()
         ' Get the path that stores favorite links.
         Dim myFavoritesPath As String = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Favorites)
         
         Dim myProcess As New MyProcess()
         
         myProcess.OpenApplication(myFavoritesPath)
         myProcess.OpenWithArguments()
         myProcess.OpenWithStartInfo()
      End Sub 'Main 
   End Class 'MyProcess
End Namespace 'MyProcessSample

[C#] 
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace MyProcessSample
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Shell for the sample.
    /// </summary>
    public class MyProcess
    {
       
        /// <summary>
        /// Opens the Internet Explorer application.
        /// </summary>
        public void OpenApplication(string myFavoritesPath)
        {
            // Start Internet Explorer. Defaults to the home page.
            Process.Start("IExplore.exe");
                    
            // Display the contents of the favorites folder in the browser.
            Process.Start(myFavoritesPath);
 
        }
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Opens urls and .html documents using Internet Explorer.
        /// </summary>
        public void OpenWithArguments()
        {
            // url's are not considered documents. They can only be opened
            // by passing them as arguments.
            Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "www.northwindtraders.com");
            
            // Start a Web page using a browser associated with .html and .asp files.
            Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "C:\\myPath\\myFile.htm");
            Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "C:\\myPath\\myFile.asp");
        }
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Uses the ProcessStartInfo class to start new processes, both in a minimized 
        /// mode.
        /// </summary>
        public void OpenWithStartInfo()
        {
            
            ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("IExplore.exe");
            startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Minimized;
            
            Process.Start(startInfo);
            
            startInfo.Arguments = "www.northwindtraders.com";
            
            Process.Start(startInfo);
            
        }

        public static void Main()
        {
                    // Get the path that stores favorite links.
                    string myFavoritesPath = 
                    Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Favorites);
                
                    MyProcess myProcess = new MyProcess();
         
            myProcess.OpenApplication(myFavoritesPath);
            myProcess.OpenWithArguments();
            myProcess.OpenWithStartInfo();

               }    
    }
}

[C++] 
#using <mscorlib.dll>
#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Diagnostics;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;


/// <summary>
/// Opens the Internet Explorer application.
/// </summary>
void OpenApplication(String* myFavoritesPath) {
    // Start Internet Explorer. Defaults to the home page.
    Process::Start(S"IExplore.exe");

    // Display the contents of the favorites folder in the browser.
    Process::Start(myFavoritesPath);
}

/// <summary>
/// Opens urls and .html documents using Internet Explorer.
/// </summary>
void OpenWithArguments() {
    // url's are not considered documents. They can only be opened
    // by passing them as arguments.
    Process::Start(S"IExplore.exe", S"www.northwindtraders.com");

    // Start a Web page using a browser associated with .html and .asp files.
    Process::Start(S"IExplore.exe", S"C:\\myPath\\myFile.htm");
    Process::Start(S"IExplore.exe", S"C:\\myPath\\myFile.asp");
}

/// <summary>
/// Uses the ProcessStartInfo class to start new processes, both in a minimized 
/// mode.
/// </summary>
void OpenWithStartInfo() {

    ProcessStartInfo* startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(S"IExplore.exe");
    startInfo->WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle::Minimized;

    Process::Start(startInfo);

    startInfo->Arguments = S"www.northwindtraders.com";

    Process::Start(startInfo);
}

int main() {
    // Get the path that stores favorite links.
    String* myFavoritesPath = 
        Environment::GetFolderPath(Environment::SpecialFolder::Favorites);

    OpenApplication(myFavoritesPath);
    OpenWithArguments();
    OpenWithStartInfo();
}    

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Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

See Also

ProcessStartInfo Class | ProcessStartInfo Members | System.Diagnostics Namespace