Many of us runs processes and applications in Windows and you may want to prevent uninvited persons from seeing them . It may be a chat program or game application or any other application.
By hiding windows or programs, you gets the freedom to protect your privacy and hide sensitive information from praying eyes. But the question is how do you hide the program instantly with a one click or hotkey stroke, so that the window gets hidden as and when required?
Here is a list of such freeware programs ( and UAYOR :Use At Your Own Risk 🙂 ) that will help you to hide windows including files and folders, programs from desktop as well as from taskbar without closing them.
Freeware programs to hide any running application in Microsoft Windows
1. Windows Hider
Windows Hider designed to hide windows in taskbar, programs, files and folders (all to background) without closing them, instantly by one click or hotkey. Window Hider allows you to group windows, programs, files etc and these groups will make it easier to decide which windows, programs or files to hide.
System Requirement
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5
2. Hide Window Hotkey
Hide Window Hotkey is another freeware that allows you to hide windows application, and hide programs which are running on your screen. This program instantly hide or close programs on your screen through Mouse Hotkey or Keyboard Hotkey. Hide Window Hotkey also quiet all sounds when hide program windows. You can even password protect hidden windows and hide taskbar, hide desktop icons
System Requirement
- Windows 9x/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
3. Magic Boss Key
This freeware allow you to hide active program window immediately using a hot key. You can setup a secret key combination to instantly hide windows and later you can restore all applications exactly to the same state. You can also specify any number of windows that should be excluded from hiding.
Download Magic Boss Key
4. Quick Hide Windows
Quick Hide Windows is another freeware program which allows you to hide information that would otherwise be in plain view. This tool gives another option to hard lock your computer with password protection so when you’re away, your work will not be seen.
Get Quick Hide
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