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GenXdev.Windows

Overview

GenXdev.Windows provides comprehensive Windows system control — window management (get, set position, push/pop stack, foreground control), input simulation (keystroke injection, clipboard file operations), system administration (elevated commands, Windows Update, screensaver, environment refresh), monitor control (power on/off, screenshots, DPI scaling), and access to Windows known folders and taskbar settings.

Features

  • Allow resizing/repositioning/closing of Windows
  • Get-Window will return a windows helper that allows you to manipulate the window
  • Read/write access to Windows special folder locations

What It Offers

Command Aliases What it does
Get-Window — Get window handles and info for processes
Get-WindowPosition gwp Get the position, size, and state of windows
Set-WindowPosition wp Position and resize windows on any monitor
Set-WindowPositionForSecondary wps Position a window on a secondary monitor
Push-Window pushw Save current window position to a stack
Pop-Window popw Restore a window position from the stack
Send-Key sendkeys, invokekeys Simulate keystrokes to any window
Set-ClipboardFiles setclipfiles, scbf Set files to the clipboard for copy/paste
Get-ClipboardFiles getclipfiles, gcbf Get files from the clipboard
Get-KnownFolderPath folder Get the path of any Windows known folder
Set-KnownFolderPath — Redirect a Windows known folder to a new location
Invoke-CommandElevated — Run code as administrator
Invoke-WindowsUpdate updatewindows Check for and install Windows updates
Enable-Screensaver — Start the configured screensaver
Set-TaskbarAlignment — Set taskbar to left or center (Windows 11)
Set-MonitorPowerOff poweroff Turn off all monitors
Set-MonitorPowerOn wakemonitor, monitoroff Wake the monitors
Send-WakeOnLan — Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet
Show-ExceptionPanel — Display an exception in a Spectre.Console panel
Update-Environment — Refresh environment variables in the current session

How It All Comes Together

Window management: Get-Window gets window handles and info for processes. Get-WindowPosition (gwp) gets window position, size, and state. Set-WindowPosition (wp) positions and resizes windows on any monitor. Set-WindowPositionForSecondary (wps) positions a window on a secondary monitor. Push-Window (pushw) saves the current window position to a stack. Pop-Window (popw) restores a window position from the stack.

Input: Send-Key (sendkeys, invokekeys) simulates keystrokes to a window. Set-ClipboardFiles (setclipfiles, scbf) sets files to the Windows clipboard. Get-ClipboardFiles (getclipfiles, gcbf) gets files from the clipboard.

System: Invoke-CommandElevated runs code in an elevated PowerShell session. Invoke-WindowsUpdate (updatewindows) checks for and installs Windows updates. Enable-Screensaver starts the screensaver. Set-TaskbarAlignment configures taskbar alignment. Update-Environment refreshes environment variables. Show-ExceptionPanel displays an exception in a Spectre.Console panel.

Known folders: Get-KnownFolderPath (folder) gets the path of a Windows known folder. Set-KnownFolderPath redirects a known folder to a new location.

Monitor: Set-MonitorPowerOff (poweroff) turns off monitors. Set-MonitorPowerOn (wakemonitor, monitoroff) wakes monitors. Send-WakeOnLan sends a Wake-on-LAN magic packet.

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