Maximize window and bring it in front with powershell but with Internet Explorer

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I followed the following link (Maximize window and bring it in front with powershell) instructions to make this happen but with internet explorer tab. Unfortunately it throws a few errors. Here is my code.

$sig = '[DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool 
ShowWindowAsync(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);'
Add-Type -MemberDefinition $sig -name NativeMethods -namespace Win32
Stop-Process -Name iexplore -ea 0;iexplore.exe
$hwnd = @(Get-Process iexplore)[0].MainWindowHandle
# Minimize window
[Win32.NativeMethods]::ShowWindowAsync($hwnd, 2)
# Restore window
[Win32.NativeMethods]::ShowWindowAsync($hwnd, 4)

Throws the following errors:

    iexplore.exe : The term 'iexplore.exe' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the 
spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:3 char:35
+ Stop-Process -Name iexplore -ea 0;iexplore.exe
+                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (iexplore.exe:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

As evidenced *by your error messages*, you don't have an `iexplore` process running, so how do you expect to bring it to the front? — Maximilian Burszley, Aug 23 '19 at 17:16
This is the error that pops up when I have a window launched — D__, Aug 23 '19 at 17:19
As an alternative to just `iexplore.exe` after the `Stop-Process` command, you can try using `Start-Process iexplore.exe` — Karthick Ganesan, Aug 23 '19 at 17:32
This fix launches an internet explorer window, but it is not maximized — D__, Aug 23 '19 at 17:45
Have a look at the [WindowStyle](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/start-process?view=powershell-6#parameters) parameter of Start-Process — Theo, Aug 24 '19 at 13:47

Maximize window and bring it in front with powershell but with Internet Explorer

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