🪟 Minimize Active Window – PowerToys Shortcut Integration

A lightweight Windows utility that minimizes the currently active window without changing its maximize/restore state. Designed for smooth integration with Microsoft PowerToys using custom keyboard shortcuts like Win + N.

Perfect for those who want to minimize apps with a shortcut — without the downsides of Win + Down or flashing CMD windows.

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✨ Features

• 🎯 Minimizes the currently focused window
• 🚫 No command prompt flicker (built as a WinForms app)
• 🧠 Remembers window state (doesn’t convert maximized → restored)
• ⚡ One-click launch using PowerToys shortcut mapping
• 🧩 Simple, silent .exe – no UI, exits immediately

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🧠 Why Not Just Use Win + Down Arrow?

Windows' built-in Win + ↓ minimizes windows only after two presses and restores them in a non-maximized state. This utility minimizes the window in a single keypress and restores it exactly as it was — perfect for productivity workflows.

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🧠 Why Not Just Use AutoHotKey?

A lightweight alternative to AutoHotKey — no scripting engine or background process required.

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🎯 Use Case with PowerToys

1. Open PowerToys → Keyboard Manager → Remap a Shortcut
2. Click "Remap a shortcut"
3. From: Win + N
   To: Run Program
4. Select the path to your MinimizeApp.exe
5. Save and use!

Now, pressing Win + N minimizes the active window instantly.