# Windows based applications are minimised in task bar

**URL:** <https://forum.robotframework.org/t/windows-based-applications-are-minimised-in-task-bar/1416>\
**Category:** Libraries\
**Created:** [2 March 2021 11:25 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/windows-based-applications-are-minimised-in-task-bar/1416 "2021-03-02T11:25:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![kiran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kiran](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/kiran)\
**Post date:** [2 March 2021 11:25 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/windows-based-applications-are-minimised-in-task-bar/1416/1 "2021-03-02T11:25:30Z")

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Hi All,

I am trying to launch a desktop based application using robot frame work zoomba library I noticed that the application is getting launched but gets minimised in task bar due to which the script fails stating with below error message . Please let me know how to avoid the application getting minimised in task bar.

```python
C:\Users\Administrator\PycharmProjects\pythonProject>robot -d result Sample.robot
==============================================================================
Sample
======================================================================
Window Based UI Automation | FAIL |
WebDriverException: Message: Failed to locate opened application window with appId: C:/Program Files/kiran/Sample/sample.exe
, and processId: 2884

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sample | FAIL |

```