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def minimize_all_windows():
    # create a display object
    disp = display.Display()
    
    # get the root window
    root = disp.screen().root
    
    # get the atoms for minimizing and for the window list
    wm_state = disp.intern_atom('_NET_WM_STATE')
    wm_state_hidden = disp.intern_atom('_NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN')
    win_list = disp.intern_atom('_NET_CLIENT_LIST')
    
    # get the list of windows
    win_list_raw = root.get_full_property(win_list, 0).value
    win_list = [w for w in win_list_raw if w != 0]
    
    # iterate over the windows and minimize them
    for w in win_list:
        w.change_property(wm_state, 'ATOM', 32, [wm_state_hidden], 0)
    
    # flush the changes to the server
    disp.flush()