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I need to be able to make separte .vbs files that will (when triggered with a keyboard short-cut) will make the active window maximized, minimized, or restored.
How can I do this without downloading and installing (not allowed here) a separate package.
VBScript and Windows Script Host don’t provide intrinsic functions for maximizing/minimizing/restoring a window. Without any third-party tools, your only option is to use
SendKeysto simulate keyboard the shortcuts of the corresponding commands in a window’s system menu.To maximixe the active window, you can simulate the Alt+SpaceBar, x shortcut:
To minimize the active window, use Alt+SpaceBar, n:
To restore the active window, use Alt+SpaceBar, r:
(Note that this code won’t work in non-English Windows versions, where the names of the Maximize/Minimize/Restore commands are localized and therefore have other shortcuts.)