[Windows] Is it possible to list out windows that are shown on task bar?

[dolphin-wood]

The Problem

Platform: Windows

Currently, windowManager.getWindows() method returns hundreds of application windows, including those are not actually visible (i.e. without having a window frame). I'm wondering if it's possible to filter out those windows and get a list of currently opened windows.

Related Approaches

• JosephusPaye/list-open-windows
• Why does EnumWindows return more windows than I expected?
• Which windows appear in the Alt+Tab list?

[nodgear]

You can use the method ViewIsShownInSwitchers From the VirtualDesktopAcessor DLL (ffi-napi)
it returns >0 if the window is shown on alt+tab/taskbar

[NNskelly]

checking window.isVisible() is a good start. Seems to knock the set down from hundreds to a handful, although still not all the way down to 1 for some apps...