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MinimizeAllWindows - Minimize and restore all windows
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Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal _
  lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal _
  hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, _
  lParam As Any) As Long

Const WM_COMMAND = &H111
Const MIN_ALL = 419
Const MIN_ALL_UNDO = 416

' Minimize all the windows on the desktop (and optionally restore them)
' This has the same effect as pressing the Windows+M key combination

Sub MinimizeAllWindows(Optional Restore As Boolean)
  Dim hWnd As Long
  ' get the handle of the taskbar
  hWnd = FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", vbNullString)
  ' Minimize or restore all windows
  If Restore Then
    SendMessage hWnd, WM_COMMAND, MIN_ALL_UNDO, ByVal 0&
  Else
    SendMessage hWnd, WM_COMMAND, MIN_ALL, ByVal 0&
  End If
End Sub


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