Shell.UndoMinimizeALL method

Restores all desktop windows to the same state they were in before the last MinimizeAll command. This method has the same effect as right-clicking the taskbar and selecting Undo Minimize All Windows on older systems or a second clicking of the Show Desktop icon in the Quick Launch area of the taskbar in Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

Syntax

iRetVal = Shell.UndoMinimizeALL()

Shell.UndoMinimizeALL() As Integer

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Examples

The following example shows UndoMinimizeALL in use. Proper usage is shown for JScript, VBScript, and Visual Basic.

JScript:

<script language="JScript">
    function fnShellUndoMinimizeALLJ()
    {
        var objShell = new ActiveXObject("shell.application");
        
        objShell.UndoMinimizeALL();
    }
</script>

VBScript:

<script language="VBScript">
    function fnShellUndoMinimizeALLVB()
        dim objShell
        
        set objShell = CreateObject("shell.application")
        objShell.UndoMinimizeALL

        set objShell = nothing
    end function
 </script>

Visual Basic:

Private Sub fnShellUndoMinimizeAllVB()
    Dim objShell As Shell
    
    Set objShell = New Shell
    objShell.UndoMinimizeALL

    Set objShell = Nothing
End Sub

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	Shldisp.h
IDL	Shldisp.idl
DLL	Shell32.dll (version 4.71 or later)