How to minimize console window?

Question

I am running a C++ console application, for some period of time,
I want to minimize the window in which my application is running.
for eg. I launch myApp.exe from cm

Answer 1

Another option is to change

Properties... | Configuration Properties | Linker | System | Subsystem

from Console to Windows. However, you then need to add a WinMain() entry point, such as:

  int __stdcall WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int)
  { int argc = 0;
    LPWSTR* argv = CommandLineToArgvW(GetCommandLine(), &argc);    
    return Main(argc, argv);
  }

assuming unicode. To avoid confusion, I rename the console's wmain() function to something like Main(), as above. Of course printf no longer has a console to write to.