What set's the nShowCmd parameter of WinMain?

Question

This seems a little strange that i can't find anything about it, but what actually sets the nShowCmd parameter of WinMain? I know what it does, and i know i can set it for windows I create, but when my program starts execution in WinMain, how is the nShowCmd value being set? What actually sets it?

Pedigree

btw, i've already read through msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/… – Pedigree

Answer 1

In most cases - it does explorer:

Gutshall

In general, whatever executed the program. Also see the start command... – Birdseed