Author: Embarcadero USA
Question:
How do I hide my application from the Windows Taskbar?
Answer:
It is possible to have your application running without an icon appearing in the task bar. Here’s how to do this:
- In Delphi go to the menu option Project -> View Source.
- Add the Windows unit to the uses clause.
- Add Application.ShowMainForm := False; to the line after
“Application.Initialize;”. - Add: ShowWindow(Application.Handle, SW_HIDE); to the line
before “Application.Run;” - If you still want your form to show then Add: ShowWindow(Form1.Handle, SW_SHOWNORMAL); to the line just before “Application.Run;”
Your main project source file should now look something like
this:program Project1; uses Windows, Forms, Unit1 in 'Unit1.pas' {Form1}, Unit2 in 'Unit2.pas' {Form2}; {$R *.RES} begin Application.Initialize; Application.ShowMainForm := False; Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1); Application.CreateForm(TForm2, Form2); ShowWindow(Application.Handle, SW_HIDE); ShowWindow(Form1.Handle, SW_SHOWNORMAL); //Only add this if you want your form to show. Application.Run; end.
- In the “initialization” section (at the very bottom)
of each unit that uses a form, add:begin ShowWindow(Application.Handle, SW_HIDE); end.
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