Command Line - Software

Command TASKS

Function:

Display a list of the current tasks or performs a specified action on a task.
Syntax:

TASKS [ [hwnd | "title" | "class"] state] [/V]

hwnd Specifies the window handle.

title A string that specifies the window caption or part of the window caption.

class A string that specifies the window class name or part of the window class name.

state Specifies the action to perform :-

CLOSE end a program

MIN display window as icon

MAX display maximised window

SHOW display a previously hidden window

HIDE hide window

RESTORE display window in it original size and position

ONTOP set a window to be the top most window

NOTONTOP reset a window to no longer be the top most window

TERMINATE force a program to exit (ie. terminate)

IDLE set idle process priority

NORM set normal process priority

HIGH set high process priority

/V Verbose mode display

Note:

Type TASKS without an parameters to display a list of window handles and captions.
Verbose mode will also display window class names.
When the parameter hwnd, title or class is not specified then the action is performed on WinOne® itself.