Minimize Console at app startup C#

Question

I have a Console Application app, I would like to minimize (not hide permanently) the Console when i run the app, is it possible? also, I am using a timer to run the task every 10 minutes, is it possible to minimize the console every time the app runs? thanks!

Answer 1

The following code should do the trick. Uses Win32 methods to minimize the console window. I am using Console.ReadLine() to prevent the window closing immediately.

internal class Program
{
    [DllImport("User32.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall, SetLastError = true)]
    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
    private static extern bool ShowWindow([In] IntPtr hWnd, [In] int nCmdShow);

    private static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        IntPtr handle = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainWindowHandle;

        ShowWindow(handle, 6);

        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}