Powershell desktop refresh

Question

Trying to make it where powershell minimizes all windows, refreshes the desktop, then brings it back up. Thing is.. the desktop doesn't refresh after the windows minimize.

$shell = New-Object -ComObject "Shell.Application"
$shell.minimizeall()
start-sleep 1
$shell.sendkeys('{F5}')
start-sleep 1
$shell.undominimizeall()
exit

Answer 1

You can use this:

$shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
$shell.minimizeall()
start-sleep 1
$wsh = New-Object -ComObject Wscript.Shell
$wsh.sendkeys('{F5}')
start-sleep 1
$shell.undominimizeall()
exit