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Windhawk doesn't run minimized when added to shell:startup #159

Closed abhowitzer closed 4 months ago

abhowitzer commented 4 months ago

Context: I've added a shortcut to Windhawk to shell:startup. Every time I boot my desktop, Windhawk starts and opens the main window.

Issue: I expect Windhawk to be running minimised by default and run in the tray. Right now, I have to manually close the window after boot.

9000000 commented 4 months ago

I'm also looking for answers like you

abhowitzer commented 4 months ago

@9000000 This is a consequence of running the portable version.

Received this feedback from the developer:

Michael (Ramen Software) — 21/02/2024 18:07 That's not supported. To have Windhawk run as a service, use the non-portable version. Is there a specific reason for which you need the portable version? If you prefer to use the portable version you can place a shortcut of Windhawk in the startup folder, and add the -tray-only command line flag to it.

So either install the non-portable version, or add the -tray-only command to the shortcut.

m417z commented 4 months ago

Closing as the question was answered.

mustafatoktas commented 1 week ago

Hello @m417z I'm using the non-portable version of Windhawk. I want Windhawk to start when the pc is turned on in the minimized state. Which file of Windhawk should I put into which file path for this? Is there anything else I should do after doing these? Like the -tary-only text, for example. How do I add the text?

m417z commented 1 week ago

@mustafatoktas that's not possible. Why would you want to run it in a minimized state? The original issue is about having it start minimized to tray. If that's what you're after, it should happen automatically with the non-portable version, there's no need to do anything manually.

mustafatoktas commented 1 week ago

@m417z Thank you for your quick answer. Yes, as you said, WH [WindHavk] starts working automatically when the PC is turned on. Since I couldn't see WH in the list of startup applications in the task manager, I thought it wasn't starting on its own when the PC started. But it wasn't like that. It's really nice that it starts on its own. Thank you for your interest.

I also want to ask this: I am using Windows 11 Home 23H2. I want the start button to appear on the left in the taskbar, but the applications appear in the middle. Do you know of any application where I can do this? Except for Start 11 and taskbarX.

m417z commented 1 week ago

I also want to ask this: I am using Windows 11 Home 23H2. I want the start button to appear on the left in the taskbar, but the applications appear in the middle. Do you know of any application where I can do this? Except for Start 11 and taskbarX.

Perhaps it's possible with Windows 11 Taskbar Styler, but it requires some experimentation. There's an issue about it here: https://github.com/ramensoftware/windows-11-taskbar-styling-guide/issues/10