Hide Windows

Hide Windows is a super handy app that lets you quickly show or hide your open windows from one easy spot. If you’re looking to create a distraction-free zone, this tool is perfect for focusing on just the apps you need.

Easy to Use and Portable

The best part? This program isn’t all packaged up in a portable way, so you can store it anywhere on your computer or even pop it onto an external drive. That means you can easily take Hide Windows and use it on any machine. Just remember to double-click the .bat file to get things rolling!

A Simple Interface for Hiding Windows

The interface might look a bit old-school and minimal at first, but it does the job! You’ll see an empty window where you can hide all your currently opened applications right from the Actions menu. Once hidden, those apps will vanish from both the taskbar and systray.

Restore Your Windows with Hotkeys

You have options when it comes to bringing those windows back! You can either restore everything at once or pick specific ones from your list. Plus, if you want to keep things running smoothly in the background, there’s an option for that too. You can also reassign keyboard shortcuts straight from the File menu.

Keyboard Shortcuts Made Easy

If you're into shortcuts, here's what you need: use Ctrl + Alt + P to bring it back up whenever it's hiding out; Win + F4 hides your current window; Win + H hides all of them; Ctrl + Alt + S shows everything that’s been hidden; Ctrl + Alt + F1 shows just the first hidden window, F2 for the second, and F3 for the third. Super simple!

A Handy Tool with Room for Improvement

All in all, Hide Windows could be a great little tool for managing which windows are visible using those hotkeys. The catch? It hasn’t seen updates in quite some time, so its interface feels a bit outdated and there’s no hotkey list shown in the main window. But don’t worry—everything runs just fine on Windows 10 without any hiccups!