WinSetTitle

AutoHotkey GUI

WinSetTitle

Changes the title of the specified window.

WinSetTitle, NewTitle
WinSetTitle, WinTitle, WinText, NewTitle , ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText

Parameters

NewTitle

The new title for the window. If this is the only parameter given, the Last Found Window will be used.

WinTitle

A window title or other criteria identifying the target window. See WinTitle.

WinText

If present, this parameter must be a substring from a single text element of the target window (as revealed by the included Window Spy utility). Hidden text elements are detected if DetectHiddenText is ON.

ExcludeTitle

Windows whose titles include this value will not be considered.

ExcludeText

Windows whose text include this value will not be considered.

Remarks

A change to a window's title might be merely temporary if the application that owns the window frequently changes the title.

Window titles and text are case sensitive. Hidden windows are not detected unless DetectHiddenWindows has been turned on.

Related

WinMove, WinGetActiveStats, WinGetActiveTitle, WinGetText, ControlGetText, WinGetPos, WinSet

Example

WinSetTitle, Untitled - Notepad, , This is a new title

; Alternate:
Run, notepad.exe
WinWaitActive, Untitled - Notepad
WinSetTitle, This is a new title  ; Uses the window found above by WinWaitActive