param($url, $winstate, $private)

# This script launches Internet explorer with a specified or default URL and forces the browser window state (normal, maximized, Minimzed, Hidden)

# main code starts here

# check to see if a URL is specified and if not, set it to a default (http://www.microsoft.com/enterprise)
if (-not $url)
    {
    $url = "http://www.microsoft.com/enterprise"
    }

# check to see if a state has been specified and if not, set it to a default (Normal)
if (-not $winstate)
    {
    $winstate = "Normal"
    }

if ($private -eq "private")
    {
    $private = "-" + $private + " "
    }
else
    {
    $private = " "
    }

$appargs = $private + $url
$appname = "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"

# start the app
$app = Start-Process $appname -ArgumentList $appargs -WindowStyle $winstate -passthru 
    
    #need to wait for the process to start
    start-sleep 1
    
    $WinStateInt = $winstate

    switch ($WinStateInt)
    {
        "Hidden"             {$WinStateInt =  0}
        "Normal"             {$WinStateInt =  1}
        "ShowMinimized"      {$WinStateInt =  2}
        "Maximized"          {$WinStateInt =  3}
        "ShowNoActivate"     {$WinStateInt =  4}
        "Show"               {$WinStateInt =  5}
        "Minimized"          {$WinStateInt =  6}
        "ShowMinNoActive"    {$WinStateInt =  7}
        "ShowNA"             {$WinStateInt =  8}
        "Restore"            {$WinStateInt =  9}
        "ShowDefault"        {$WinStateInt = 10}
        "ForceMinimize"      {$WinStateInt = 11}
    }
    
    $sig = '[DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool ShowWindowAsync(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);'
    Add-Type -MemberDefinition $sig -name NativeMethods -namespace Win32
    [Win32.NativeMethods]::ShowWindowAsync($app.MainWindowHandle, $WinstateInt)