- 1 year ago
How to hide DisplaySwitch.exe sidebar when running from C#
To hide the DisplaySwitch.exe sidebar when running it from a C# application, you can use the Process
class to start the DisplaySwitch.exe process and then manipulate the window visibility using the ShowWindow
function from the Windows API. Here's an example:
csharpusing System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
class Program
{
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
static void Main()
{
// Start DisplaySwitch.exe process
Process displaySwitchProcess = Process.Start("DisplaySwitch.exe");
// Wait for the process window to be created
displaySwitchProcess.WaitForInputIdle();
// Get the process main window handle
IntPtr mainWindowHandle = displaySwitchProcess.MainWindowHandle;
// Hide the process window using ShowWindow with SW_HIDE parameter
const int SW_HIDE = 0;
ShowWindow(mainWindowHandle, SW_HIDE);
// Continue with the rest of your application logic
// ...
// Close the DisplaySwitch.exe process when done
displaySwitchProcess.CloseMainWindow();
displaySwitchProcess.Close();
}
}
In this example:
The
Process.Start
method is used to start the DisplaySwitch.exe process.The
WaitForInputIdle
method is called to wait for the process window to be created before manipulating it.The
MainWindowHandle
property is used to retrieve the main window handle of the DisplaySwitch.exe process.The
ShowWindow
function from the Windows API is used with theSW_HIDE
parameter to hide the process window.After manipulating the window visibility, you can continue with the rest of your application logic.
Finally, the process is closed using the
CloseMainWindow
andClose
methods to ensure proper cleanup.
Note that this approach assumes that the DisplaySwitch.exe process has a main window that can be hidden. However, please keep in mind that manipulating the window visibility of external processes can be system-dependent and may not work as expected in all scenarios.
Also, be aware that DisplaySwitch.exe is a system utility, and hiding its sidebar may not be recommended or supported by Microsoft. Make sure to test and verify the behavior thoroughly before using this approach in a production environment.