found some code, but could not make it work http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13761916/how-to-restore-a-minimized-window-from-system-tray
finally solved it by clicking on taskbar -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Sikuli Drivers, which is subscribed to Sikuli. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/682281 Title: Windows: switchApp has problems with (multiple) minimized application windows Status in Sikuli: In Progress Bug description: switchApp() does not open a window when multiple instances of an application are minimized in Windows. Tested in Windows XP, Windows 7, and Server 2008 32 and 64bit. Specifically tested with IE, Firefox, and Chrome. - It does work using Internet Explorer in Windows 7 but no other OS. - It does work if the window is already expanded Steps to reproduce: - open two tabs in Internet Explorer and then minimize it - run something like switchApp("Internet Explorer") - The application will be highlighted in the task bar but no window will appear. Performed tests in the following scenarios: Windows 7, Internet Explorer - PASS Windows 7, Firefox - FAIL Windows XP, Internet Explorer - FAIL Windows XP, Firefox - FAIL Windows XP, Chrome - FAIL Windows Server 2008 R2, Internet Explorer - FAIL Windows Server 2008 R2, Firefox - FAIL Windows Server 2008 R2, Chrome - FAIL To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/sikuli/+bug/682281/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sikuli-driver Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sikuli-driver More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

