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License:
Free to try; $14.95 to buy
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Downloads:
968
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
15-day trial
- Date Added:
July 07, 2008
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Publisher's description of Hide Any Window
Hide Any Window is hide windows software for quick hiding windows and running programs without closing them. Using Hide Any Window you can hide windows, hide programs, hide application from desktop by hotkeys. With Hide Any Window you can hide window or running program in seconds. Just press hotkey (bosskey) and windows, programs or tray icons you want to keep private will be hidden. Version 2.5 added select from running programs in system tray' option.
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Editor's review of Hide Any Window
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- "Hide Any Window"
- Version reviewed: Hide Any Window 2.5
This simple program is designed to hide or minimize open windows using hot keys, but it frequently locked up and failed to execute selected commands. Hide Any Windows' neatly designed interface displays five preset rules for popular browsers such as Internet Explorer and Firefox. Rules are based on text within window titles, and you can add your own or modify the presets. Program settings are limited to adding password-protection and changing the four hot keys to minimize all windows, hide or restore select windows, or close all browsers. Unlike other programs, you can't add other hot keys or instantly hide all open windows.
Though the hot key to minimize all open windows worked fine, Hide Any Window repeatedly locked up when we tried to hide and restore selected windows, and the hot key to close all browsers didn't work at all in our tests. This 15-day trial program's sporadic performance and limited options won't please most users, and there are plenty of more-reliable programs to prevent others from seeing what's open on your computer.
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Version: Hide Any Window 2.5
"(version 3) Nice but with flaws"
Pros: This has good potential. All the right features are thought of.
Cons: The "mute volume" does not work on Vista, and it does not launch new programs I put in the list. I have contacted support twice with no reply. This was first months ago for v2.5, then again a couple weeks ago when I tried v3.
Summary: Maybe try it see if it works for you, but do not expect any support at all. It is simply non existent.
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