diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/Helper/WindowsInteropHelper.cs b/Flow.Launcher/Helper/WindowsInteropHelper.cs
index caf3f0a7f60..3e57948a5f4 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/Helper/WindowsInteropHelper.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/Helper/WindowsInteropHelper.cs
@@ -148,4 +148,64 @@ public static Point TransformPixelsToDIP(Visual visual, double unitX, double uni
return new Point((int)(matrix.M11 * unitX), (int)(matrix.M22 * unitY));
}
+
+ #region Alt Tab
+
+ private static int SetWindowLong(HWND hWnd, WINDOW_LONG_PTR_INDEX nIndex, int dwNewLong)
+ {
+ PInvoke.SetLastError(WIN32_ERROR.NO_ERROR); // Clear any existing error
+
+ var result = PInvoke.SetWindowLong(hWnd, nIndex, dwNewLong);
+ if (result == 0 && Marshal.GetLastPInvokeError() != 0)
+ {
+ throw new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastPInvokeError());
+ }
+
+ return result;
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Hide windows in the Alt+Tab window list
+ ///
+ /// To hide a window
+ public static void HideFromAltTab(Window window)
+ {
+ var exStyle = GetCurrentWindowStyle(window);
+
+ // Add TOOLWINDOW style, remove APPWINDOW style
+ var newExStyle = ((uint)exStyle | (uint)WINDOW_EX_STYLE.WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW) & ~(uint)WINDOW_EX_STYLE.WS_EX_APPWINDOW;
+
+ SetWindowLong(new(new WindowInteropHelper(window).Handle), WINDOW_LONG_PTR_INDEX.GWL_EXSTYLE, (int)newExStyle);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Restore window display in the Alt+Tab window list.
+ ///
+ /// To restore the displayed window
+ public static void ShowInAltTab(Window window)
+ {
+ var exStyle = GetCurrentWindowStyle(window);
+
+ // Remove the TOOLWINDOW style and add the APPWINDOW style.
+ var newExStyle = ((uint)exStyle & ~(uint)WINDOW_EX_STYLE.WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW) | (uint)WINDOW_EX_STYLE.WS_EX_APPWINDOW;
+
+ SetWindowLong(new(new WindowInteropHelper(window).Handle), WINDOW_LONG_PTR_INDEX.GWL_EXSTYLE, (int)newExStyle);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// To obtain the current overridden style of a window.
+ ///
+ /// To obtain the style dialog window
+ /// current extension style value
+ private static int GetCurrentWindowStyle(Window window)
+ {
+ var style = PInvoke.GetWindowLong(new(new WindowInteropHelper(window).Handle), WINDOW_LONG_PTR_INDEX.GWL_EXSTYLE);
+ if (style == 0 && Marshal.GetLastPInvokeError() != 0)
+ {
+ throw new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastPInvokeError());
+ }
+ return style;
+ }
+
+ #endregion
}
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml
index f5fd729d45b..da9e1a5b5ac 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
Closing="OnClosing"
Deactivated="OnDeactivated"
Icon="Images/app.png"
+ SourceInitialized="OnSourceInitialized"
Initialized="OnInitialized"
Left="{Binding Settings.WindowLeft, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
Loaded="OnLoaded"
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 8ca153afc34..41dc68fd924 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ private async void OnClosing(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
Environment.Exit(0);
}
+ private void OnSourceInitialized(object sender, EventArgs e)
+ {
+ WindowsInteropHelper.HideFromAltTab(this);
+ }
+
private void OnInitialized(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/NativeMethods.txt b/Flow.Launcher/NativeMethods.txt
index 2b147c05f52..88eeeca6e5d 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/NativeMethods.txt
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/NativeMethods.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ FindWindowEx
WINDOW_STYLE
WM_ENTERSIZEMOVE
-WM_EXITSIZEMOVE
\ No newline at end of file
+WM_EXITSIZEMOVE
+
+SetLastError
+WINDOW_EX_STYLE
\ No newline at end of file