Microsoft® Windows® Script Host
WindowStyle Property 		WSH Reference
Version 1

Applies To

Description
Provides the window style of a shortcut object.
Syntax
object.WindowStyle = intWindowStyle
Parameters
Part Description
object WshShortcut object.
intWindowStyle Sets the window style of the program being run.
Remarks
The following table lists the available settings for intWindowStyle:

intWindowStyle Description
1 Activates and displays a window. If the window is minimized or maximized, the system restores it to its original size and position.
3 Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window.
7 Minimizes the window and activates the next top-level window in the Z order.

Example
The following example creates a shortcut to the currently executing script: 
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut("Current Script.lnk")
oShellLink.TargetPath = WScript.ScriptFullName
oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
oShellLink.Save