[SOLVED] Set console Top-Most in PowerShell

Set console Top-Most in PowerShell

So while there is much advise about how to set forms topmost, i couldnt find anything that makes my console run topmost.

So my question: How do I make my console run top-most during a script?

Solution

This requires some .NET interop, as detailed in this blog:

Scripts From TechEd 2012… Part 1 (Keeping PowerShell Window On Top)

I've copied the relevant code below in case the linked site disappears:

$signature = @'
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool SetWindowPos(
    IntPtr hWnd,
    IntPtr hWndInsertAfter,
    int X,
    int Y,
    int cx,
    int cy,
    uint uFlags);
'@

$type = Add-Type -MemberDefinition $signature -Name SetWindowPosition -Namespace SetWindowPos -Using System.Text -PassThru

$handle = (Get-Process -id $Global:PID).MainWindowHandle
$alwaysOnTop = New-Object -TypeName System.IntPtr -ArgumentList (-1)
$type::SetWindowPos($handle, $alwaysOnTop, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x0003)

Edit:

As described in the comments: If you're from a batch file, PowerShell runs in a child process and doesn't own the console window, so you'll have to make changes:

$signature = @'
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")] public static extern IntPtr GetConsoleWindow();
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool SetWindowPos(
    IntPtr hWnd,
    IntPtr hWndInsertAfter,
    int X,
    int Y,
    int cx,
    int cy,
    uint uFlags);
'@

$type = Add-Type -MemberDefinition $signature -Name SetWindowPosition -Namespace SetWindowPos -Using System.Text -PassThru

$handle = $type::GetConsoleWindow()
$type::SetWindowPos($handle, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x0003)