[WinAPI] How to detect the application started by click or autostart?

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Dear all,

I have an application and this application will run every Windows start (autostart). I want that if application autostart, it will be hidden SW_HIDE and if application start by user click on its icon, it will show (SW_SHOW)
So, How to detect if the applicaion start by click or autostart?

Thank you!

Posted 1-Dec-11 0:40am

SVPro

Updated 1-Dec-11 15:10pm

Eduard Lu

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EDIT: added "code" tag

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E.F. Nijboer · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-01T00:50:00

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An easy solution is to simply use an command line parameter when you autostart the application. In the registry windows\currentversion\run you just add it to the command, something like: '...\application.exe /hide' and set the style of your window to SW_HIDE) when you find '/hide' in args. This is how most applications do this by the way.

Good luck!

Posted 1-Dec-11 0:50am

E.F. Nijboer

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Mohibur Rashid 2-Dec-11 0:18am

I should be here first, I was going to answer same:)

My 5

E.F. Nijboer 2-Dec-11 5:56am

:)

Albert Holguin 2-Dec-11 0:58am

Great suggestion, +5

SVPro 2-Dec-11 6:37am

Thank you E.F.Nijboer
Good solution, thanks