Detect Desktop - Show Desktop Detector for Windows
Overview
This lightweight tool detects when the Windows desktop becomes the foreground window, and determines whether it was due to the "Show Desktop" action (e.g., Win+D or taskbar corner). It’s ideal for automation, logging, or developing tools that respond to desktop visibility.
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Overview
This lightweight tool detects when the Windows desktop becomes the foreground window, and determines whether it was due to the "Show Desktop" action (e.g., Win+D or taskbar corner). It’s ideal for automation, logging, or developing tools that respond to desktop visibility.
Features
- Detects when desktop comes to the foreground or returns to background.
- Differentiates between manual desktop focus and "Show Desktop" actions.
- Logs with timestamps to console or file.
- Lightweight and efficient (uses WinEvent hooks).
- Command-line options for logging and quiet mode.
- Monitors system events:
- EVENT_SYSTEM_FOREGROUND - when the foreground window changes.
- EVENT_SYSTEM_MINIMIZESTART - when a window starts minimizing.
- If any window minimizes within 1 second before the desktop becomes foreground, it treats it as a "Show Desktop" action.
- Logs the result accordingly.
Code:
detect-desktop.exe [--quiet] [--log] [--help]- --quiet : Suppress console output.
- --log : Append output to detect-desktop.log.
- --help : Show help and usage information.
Code:
detect-desktop.exe --logCode:
[2025-05-24 10:30:12] Initial state: Desktop is BACKGROUND[2025-05-24 10:30:12] Listening for Show Desktop; press Ctrl+C to exit.[2025-05-24 10:30:18] *** Desktop is now FOREGROUND (Show Desktop)[2025-05-24 10:31:05] *** Desktop is now BACKGROUND (apps shown)- The "Show Desktop" detection is based on minimize bursts and may give false positives in rare edge cases.
- This is a console-based tool. Run it from Command Prompt or integrate it into your scripts.
- Press Ctrl+C to exit the program.
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