Is there way to hide the windows dictation dialog after finish with it?

Question

So every time I activate and open up the Windows dictation (/via Win + H ) it will open up a small popup dialog then when I'm done or finished with it, it's still being left on the screen and I have to close it every time manually. I was just wondering if there is a way to let it like automatically hide after once it's done/finished. Maybe a setting/script to write to tamper it?

Thank you in advance for any recommendations!

Answer 1

Wow thanks! That's a great idea. I installed autohot key 1.1， created and ran the script, but...it didn't seem to work. It still stays on the screen after 5 seconds of being inactive.

Answer 2

Download and install AutoHotkey and create an AutoHotkey script.

#Persistent
SetTimer, CheckDictationWindow, 5000  ; Check every 5 seconds

CheckDictationWindow:
If WinExist("Dictation")
{
    WinGetActiveStats, ActiveTitle, ActiveWidth, ActiveHeight, ActiveX, ActiveY
    If (ActiveTitle != "Dictation")
    {
        WinClose, Dictation
    }
}
return

Save the file with a .ahk extension and run the script.

This script checks every 5 seconds if the dictation window exists and isn't the active window, and closes it if so.

You could also try Microsoft's PowerToys which includes a FancyZones feature that can be used to automatically minimize or hide windows in certain screen areas.