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Try placing the window out of view.<br />
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In Form_Load:<br />
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Windowstate = vbMinimized<br />
Left = -(Width *2)<br />
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Hope it helps!
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Try placing the window out of view.

In Form_Load:

Windowstate = vbMinimized
Left = -(Width *2)

Hope it helps!

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Also see my follow-up question:<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qManageQuestion.jsp?ta=visualbasic&qid=20306189" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qManageQuestion.jsp?ta=visualbasic&qid=20306189</a>
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Also see my follow-up question:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qManageQuestion.jsp?ta=visualbasic&qid=20306189 [https://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qManageQuestion.jsp?ta=visualbasic&qid=20306189]

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I can minimize a form to taskbar by:<br />
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Me.WindowState = vbMinimized<br />
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However, I want it to stay minimized. Currently, if the user clicks on the taskbar entry, it redisplays that form. I have the ControlBox disabled as well as MinButton and MaxButton disabled.<br />
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I want it to stay visible on the taskbar so that it can display the status of the program (using the form caption).
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I can minimize a form to taskbar by:

Me.WindowState = vbMinimized

However, I want it to stay minimized. Currently, if the user clicks on the taskbar entry, it redisplays that form. I have the ControlBox disabled as well as MinButton and MaxButton disabled.

I want it to stay visible on the taskbar so that it can display the status of the program (using the form caption).

Minimize Form and Keep It Minimized

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.