C# Signature:

    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
    [ReliabilityContract(Consistency.WillNotCorruptState, Cer.MayFail)]
    [DllImport("user32", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
    public static extern bool CloseWindowStation(IntPtr hWinsta);

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool CloseWindow(IntPtr hWnd);

VB.NET Signature

<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Private Shared Function CloseWindow(ByVal hWnd As IntPtr) As Integer
End Function

VB Signature:

Private Declare Function CloseWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal Hwnd As IntPtr) As Boolean

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

See user32.OpenWindowStation and user32.GetProcessWindowStation

The CloseWindow function minimizes (but does not destroy) the specified window.

To destroy a window, an application must use the DestroyWindow function.

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[Visual Basic.NET]

CloseWindow(Me.Handle)

Alternative Managed API:

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[C#.NET]

CloseWindow(this.Handle);

Documentation:

• CloseWindowStation on MSDN
• OpenWindowStation on MSDN
• GetProcessWindowStation on MSDN

Alternative Managed API:

You can use the WindowState property of the Form class and set this to FormWindowState.Minimized.

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