Window in focus doesn't minimize when I click on its icon in the taskbar (Windows 10)











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After applying the anniversary update, Windows 10 decided it was okay to change various settings for me. I've reversed some of the changes but one persists and I can't seem to find where to fix it.



Let's say I have a number of applications running, with icons in the taskbar. I click on the icon for a minimized window. It restores itself to its previous size/position and takes focus, as expected and as wanted.



I now click the icon for the same window, still in focus. Nothing happens. What I want is for the window to minimize, as it did before the update.



Some things I have looked at:




  • Right clicked taskbar -> check "Personalization" -> "Taskbar". Found no option that would remedy the situation.


  • "System settings" -> "Multitasking" -> Looked through options for window behaviour; found nothing relevant.


  • Googled various combinations of "taskbar" "window" "minimize" "focus" and some other keywords. Mainly found articles and questions about hiding icons in focus and one question about wanting to STOP the behavior I'm looking to get back, but the solution suggested third-party software. The behaviour I want should obviously already exist natively, so I'm looking to change a setting, not install new software, although that could be a last resort should no other fix be found.



So, to clarify the question:
How do I change my settings so that a window in focus minimizes when I click its icon in the taskbar?










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    After applying the anniversary update, Windows 10 decided it was okay to change various settings for me. I've reversed some of the changes but one persists and I can't seem to find where to fix it.



    Let's say I have a number of applications running, with icons in the taskbar. I click on the icon for a minimized window. It restores itself to its previous size/position and takes focus, as expected and as wanted.



    I now click the icon for the same window, still in focus. Nothing happens. What I want is for the window to minimize, as it did before the update.



    Some things I have looked at:




    • Right clicked taskbar -> check "Personalization" -> "Taskbar". Found no option that would remedy the situation.


    • "System settings" -> "Multitasking" -> Looked through options for window behaviour; found nothing relevant.


    • Googled various combinations of "taskbar" "window" "minimize" "focus" and some other keywords. Mainly found articles and questions about hiding icons in focus and one question about wanting to STOP the behavior I'm looking to get back, but the solution suggested third-party software. The behaviour I want should obviously already exist natively, so I'm looking to change a setting, not install new software, although that could be a last resort should no other fix be found.



    So, to clarify the question:
    How do I change my settings so that a window in focus minimizes when I click its icon in the taskbar?










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      After applying the anniversary update, Windows 10 decided it was okay to change various settings for me. I've reversed some of the changes but one persists and I can't seem to find where to fix it.



      Let's say I have a number of applications running, with icons in the taskbar. I click on the icon for a minimized window. It restores itself to its previous size/position and takes focus, as expected and as wanted.



      I now click the icon for the same window, still in focus. Nothing happens. What I want is for the window to minimize, as it did before the update.



      Some things I have looked at:




      • Right clicked taskbar -> check "Personalization" -> "Taskbar". Found no option that would remedy the situation.


      • "System settings" -> "Multitasking" -> Looked through options for window behaviour; found nothing relevant.


      • Googled various combinations of "taskbar" "window" "minimize" "focus" and some other keywords. Mainly found articles and questions about hiding icons in focus and one question about wanting to STOP the behavior I'm looking to get back, but the solution suggested third-party software. The behaviour I want should obviously already exist natively, so I'm looking to change a setting, not install new software, although that could be a last resort should no other fix be found.



      So, to clarify the question:
      How do I change my settings so that a window in focus minimizes when I click its icon in the taskbar?










      share|improve this question













      After applying the anniversary update, Windows 10 decided it was okay to change various settings for me. I've reversed some of the changes but one persists and I can't seem to find where to fix it.



      Let's say I have a number of applications running, with icons in the taskbar. I click on the icon for a minimized window. It restores itself to its previous size/position and takes focus, as expected and as wanted.



      I now click the icon for the same window, still in focus. Nothing happens. What I want is for the window to minimize, as it did before the update.



      Some things I have looked at:




      • Right clicked taskbar -> check "Personalization" -> "Taskbar". Found no option that would remedy the situation.


      • "System settings" -> "Multitasking" -> Looked through options for window behaviour; found nothing relevant.


      • Googled various combinations of "taskbar" "window" "minimize" "focus" and some other keywords. Mainly found articles and questions about hiding icons in focus and one question about wanting to STOP the behavior I'm looking to get back, but the solution suggested third-party software. The behaviour I want should obviously already exist natively, so I'm looking to change a setting, not install new software, although that could be a last resort should no other fix be found.



      So, to clarify the question:
      How do I change my settings so that a window in focus minimizes when I click its icon in the taskbar?







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          It is unlikely settings were changed, by you or by an update. This behavior, AFAIK, is not something you can alter or customize, even with registry edits.



          This is likely a temporary bug. Try to gracefully restart Explorer.exe to solve the problem without a reboot.



          Open up a command window with administrative privileges



          Paste each line below, one at a time, followed by enter



          taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
          explorer.exe
          exit


          If this doesn't solve the problem, try rebooting.



          If rebooting doesn't handle it, use system restore to bring the system back to a date prior to the problem start date.






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            Sorry for the late reply, haven't been logged on here for a while - simply restarting explorer.exe worked wonders.
            – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
            May 30 '17 at 13:35












          • this doesn't work.. this is an on going windows 10 bug
            – Jonathan Marzullo
            Dec 14 '17 at 17:32










          • @JonathanMarzullo try updating your display drivers, if it happens to different programs, or the program itself, if it only happens to a single program
            – Gaia
            Dec 14 '17 at 23:39






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            I up-voted because I ran into the same issue, and this was a simple fix. However, on the second line shown, it isn't necessary to use "start"; explorer will run if you just type "explorer.exe". The Start command is generally used when you want to open a program in a new window; in this case, it's just not relevant.
            – Debra
            Apr 22 at 19:26






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            I was having this problem this week, googled "clicking taskbar does not minimize", and this was the first hit. I wish I could upvote this Q&A twice, but I discovered that I had already upvoted it six months ago when I found it the first time I had this problem!
            – shoover
            Sep 20 at 15:10


















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          Here is the convenient way to solve this repeated issue.



          Take Gaia's answer with the three commands in it. Create a .bat file somewhere and paste the three commands into it (I called mine rex.bat). Create a shortcut to rex.bat on your desktop



          Whenever the problem occurs (and it does repeat itself) - run the batch file and hey-presto - job sorted.



          Remember to wait for explorer.exe to restart - it can take a few seconds sometimes.






          share|improve this answer




























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            0
            down vote













            In windows 10 build 14393.576 if you click on another window icon in taskbar to make it active window then click again to minimize it. Then that appears to solve the problem with the previous window which wasn't minimizing.



            I haven't tested it on any other version/build.






            share|improve this answer





















            • Hello! Sadly, the bug still appeared on said build of W10. It annoyingly sorted itself out a couple of reboots later though. Guess I'll just have to hope enough reboots solves it if it shows up again. Thanks for your answer though.
              – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
              Jan 23 '17 at 12:07




















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            A permanent fix (although a bit annoying) is to simply click the "Restore" button just to the right of the minimize button (this restores the window to its default size (usually "normal" but can be "maximized") and then click the minimize button.



            For some reason the "minimize" button sometimes becomes inactive (obviously a fault in Windows 10) and the way to quickly "fix" this is to restore the default size first. This re-activates the minimize button. :-)






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            • This question isn’t about the “Minimize” button.
              – Scott
              Oct 29 at 15:34


















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            Open the Task Manager
            (by hitting Ctrl+Shift+Esc
            or any of the other methods). 
            On the "Processes" tab, scroll down to "Windows Explorer" and highlight it. 
            Click the "Restart" button in the bottom right corner of the Task Manager. 
            Applications like Windows Media Player will be working as full screen after this change too.






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              It appears to be an issue of the computer running out of resources (memory) Mine was doing the same thing and doing the restart of the Windows Explorer in the Task Manager did the trick and noticed afterwards that I had available resources and the program would minimize by just clicking on it again.






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                It is unlikely settings were changed, by you or by an update. This behavior, AFAIK, is not something you can alter or customize, even with registry edits.



                This is likely a temporary bug. Try to gracefully restart Explorer.exe to solve the problem without a reboot.



                Open up a command window with administrative privileges



                Paste each line below, one at a time, followed by enter



                taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
                explorer.exe
                exit


                If this doesn't solve the problem, try rebooting.



                If rebooting doesn't handle it, use system restore to bring the system back to a date prior to the problem start date.






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                  Sorry for the late reply, haven't been logged on here for a while - simply restarting explorer.exe worked wonders.
                  – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                  May 30 '17 at 13:35












                • this doesn't work.. this is an on going windows 10 bug
                  – Jonathan Marzullo
                  Dec 14 '17 at 17:32










                • @JonathanMarzullo try updating your display drivers, if it happens to different programs, or the program itself, if it only happens to a single program
                  – Gaia
                  Dec 14 '17 at 23:39






                • 1




                  I up-voted because I ran into the same issue, and this was a simple fix. However, on the second line shown, it isn't necessary to use "start"; explorer will run if you just type "explorer.exe". The Start command is generally used when you want to open a program in a new window; in this case, it's just not relevant.
                  – Debra
                  Apr 22 at 19:26






                • 1




                  I was having this problem this week, googled "clicking taskbar does not minimize", and this was the first hit. I wish I could upvote this Q&A twice, but I discovered that I had already upvoted it six months ago when I found it the first time I had this problem!
                  – shoover
                  Sep 20 at 15:10















                up vote
                23
                down vote



                accepted










                It is unlikely settings were changed, by you or by an update. This behavior, AFAIK, is not something you can alter or customize, even with registry edits.



                This is likely a temporary bug. Try to gracefully restart Explorer.exe to solve the problem without a reboot.



                Open up a command window with administrative privileges



                Paste each line below, one at a time, followed by enter



                taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
                explorer.exe
                exit


                If this doesn't solve the problem, try rebooting.



                If rebooting doesn't handle it, use system restore to bring the system back to a date prior to the problem start date.






                share|improve this answer



















                • 1




                  Sorry for the late reply, haven't been logged on here for a while - simply restarting explorer.exe worked wonders.
                  – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                  May 30 '17 at 13:35












                • this doesn't work.. this is an on going windows 10 bug
                  – Jonathan Marzullo
                  Dec 14 '17 at 17:32










                • @JonathanMarzullo try updating your display drivers, if it happens to different programs, or the program itself, if it only happens to a single program
                  – Gaia
                  Dec 14 '17 at 23:39






                • 1




                  I up-voted because I ran into the same issue, and this was a simple fix. However, on the second line shown, it isn't necessary to use "start"; explorer will run if you just type "explorer.exe". The Start command is generally used when you want to open a program in a new window; in this case, it's just not relevant.
                  – Debra
                  Apr 22 at 19:26






                • 1




                  I was having this problem this week, googled "clicking taskbar does not minimize", and this was the first hit. I wish I could upvote this Q&A twice, but I discovered that I had already upvoted it six months ago when I found it the first time I had this problem!
                  – shoover
                  Sep 20 at 15:10













                up vote
                23
                down vote



                accepted







                up vote
                23
                down vote



                accepted






                It is unlikely settings were changed, by you or by an update. This behavior, AFAIK, is not something you can alter or customize, even with registry edits.



                This is likely a temporary bug. Try to gracefully restart Explorer.exe to solve the problem without a reboot.



                Open up a command window with administrative privileges



                Paste each line below, one at a time, followed by enter



                taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
                explorer.exe
                exit


                If this doesn't solve the problem, try rebooting.



                If rebooting doesn't handle it, use system restore to bring the system back to a date prior to the problem start date.






                share|improve this answer














                It is unlikely settings were changed, by you or by an update. This behavior, AFAIK, is not something you can alter or customize, even with registry edits.



                This is likely a temporary bug. Try to gracefully restart Explorer.exe to solve the problem without a reboot.



                Open up a command window with administrative privileges



                Paste each line below, one at a time, followed by enter



                taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
                explorer.exe
                exit


                If this doesn't solve the problem, try rebooting.



                If rebooting doesn't handle it, use system restore to bring the system back to a date prior to the problem start date.







                share|improve this answer














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                answered Mar 14 '17 at 2:23









                Gaia

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                • 1




                  Sorry for the late reply, haven't been logged on here for a while - simply restarting explorer.exe worked wonders.
                  – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                  May 30 '17 at 13:35












                • this doesn't work.. this is an on going windows 10 bug
                  – Jonathan Marzullo
                  Dec 14 '17 at 17:32










                • @JonathanMarzullo try updating your display drivers, if it happens to different programs, or the program itself, if it only happens to a single program
                  – Gaia
                  Dec 14 '17 at 23:39






                • 1




                  I up-voted because I ran into the same issue, and this was a simple fix. However, on the second line shown, it isn't necessary to use "start"; explorer will run if you just type "explorer.exe". The Start command is generally used when you want to open a program in a new window; in this case, it's just not relevant.
                  – Debra
                  Apr 22 at 19:26






                • 1




                  I was having this problem this week, googled "clicking taskbar does not minimize", and this was the first hit. I wish I could upvote this Q&A twice, but I discovered that I had already upvoted it six months ago when I found it the first time I had this problem!
                  – shoover
                  Sep 20 at 15:10














                • 1




                  Sorry for the late reply, haven't been logged on here for a while - simply restarting explorer.exe worked wonders.
                  – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                  May 30 '17 at 13:35












                • this doesn't work.. this is an on going windows 10 bug
                  – Jonathan Marzullo
                  Dec 14 '17 at 17:32










                • @JonathanMarzullo try updating your display drivers, if it happens to different programs, or the program itself, if it only happens to a single program
                  – Gaia
                  Dec 14 '17 at 23:39






                • 1




                  I up-voted because I ran into the same issue, and this was a simple fix. However, on the second line shown, it isn't necessary to use "start"; explorer will run if you just type "explorer.exe". The Start command is generally used when you want to open a program in a new window; in this case, it's just not relevant.
                  – Debra
                  Apr 22 at 19:26






                • 1




                  I was having this problem this week, googled "clicking taskbar does not minimize", and this was the first hit. I wish I could upvote this Q&A twice, but I discovered that I had already upvoted it six months ago when I found it the first time I had this problem!
                  – shoover
                  Sep 20 at 15:10








                1




                1




                Sorry for the late reply, haven't been logged on here for a while - simply restarting explorer.exe worked wonders.
                – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                May 30 '17 at 13:35






                Sorry for the late reply, haven't been logged on here for a while - simply restarting explorer.exe worked wonders.
                – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                May 30 '17 at 13:35














                this doesn't work.. this is an on going windows 10 bug
                – Jonathan Marzullo
                Dec 14 '17 at 17:32




                this doesn't work.. this is an on going windows 10 bug
                – Jonathan Marzullo
                Dec 14 '17 at 17:32












                @JonathanMarzullo try updating your display drivers, if it happens to different programs, or the program itself, if it only happens to a single program
                – Gaia
                Dec 14 '17 at 23:39




                @JonathanMarzullo try updating your display drivers, if it happens to different programs, or the program itself, if it only happens to a single program
                – Gaia
                Dec 14 '17 at 23:39




                1




                1




                I up-voted because I ran into the same issue, and this was a simple fix. However, on the second line shown, it isn't necessary to use "start"; explorer will run if you just type "explorer.exe". The Start command is generally used when you want to open a program in a new window; in this case, it's just not relevant.
                – Debra
                Apr 22 at 19:26




                I up-voted because I ran into the same issue, and this was a simple fix. However, on the second line shown, it isn't necessary to use "start"; explorer will run if you just type "explorer.exe". The Start command is generally used when you want to open a program in a new window; in this case, it's just not relevant.
                – Debra
                Apr 22 at 19:26




                1




                1




                I was having this problem this week, googled "clicking taskbar does not minimize", and this was the first hit. I wish I could upvote this Q&A twice, but I discovered that I had already upvoted it six months ago when I found it the first time I had this problem!
                – shoover
                Sep 20 at 15:10




                I was having this problem this week, googled "clicking taskbar does not minimize", and this was the first hit. I wish I could upvote this Q&A twice, but I discovered that I had already upvoted it six months ago when I found it the first time I had this problem!
                – shoover
                Sep 20 at 15:10












                up vote
                1
                down vote













                Here is the convenient way to solve this repeated issue.



                Take Gaia's answer with the three commands in it. Create a .bat file somewhere and paste the three commands into it (I called mine rex.bat). Create a shortcut to rex.bat on your desktop



                Whenever the problem occurs (and it does repeat itself) - run the batch file and hey-presto - job sorted.



                Remember to wait for explorer.exe to restart - it can take a few seconds sometimes.






                share|improve this answer

























                  up vote
                  1
                  down vote













                  Here is the convenient way to solve this repeated issue.



                  Take Gaia's answer with the three commands in it. Create a .bat file somewhere and paste the three commands into it (I called mine rex.bat). Create a shortcut to rex.bat on your desktop



                  Whenever the problem occurs (and it does repeat itself) - run the batch file and hey-presto - job sorted.



                  Remember to wait for explorer.exe to restart - it can take a few seconds sometimes.






                  share|improve this answer























                    up vote
                    1
                    down vote










                    up vote
                    1
                    down vote









                    Here is the convenient way to solve this repeated issue.



                    Take Gaia's answer with the three commands in it. Create a .bat file somewhere and paste the three commands into it (I called mine rex.bat). Create a shortcut to rex.bat on your desktop



                    Whenever the problem occurs (and it does repeat itself) - run the batch file and hey-presto - job sorted.



                    Remember to wait for explorer.exe to restart - it can take a few seconds sometimes.






                    share|improve this answer












                    Here is the convenient way to solve this repeated issue.



                    Take Gaia's answer with the three commands in it. Create a .bat file somewhere and paste the three commands into it (I called mine rex.bat). Create a shortcut to rex.bat on your desktop



                    Whenever the problem occurs (and it does repeat itself) - run the batch file and hey-presto - job sorted.



                    Remember to wait for explorer.exe to restart - it can take a few seconds sometimes.







                    share|improve this answer












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                    answered Aug 20 at 13:02









                    Brainchyld

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                        In windows 10 build 14393.576 if you click on another window icon in taskbar to make it active window then click again to minimize it. Then that appears to solve the problem with the previous window which wasn't minimizing.



                        I haven't tested it on any other version/build.






                        share|improve this answer





















                        • Hello! Sadly, the bug still appeared on said build of W10. It annoyingly sorted itself out a couple of reboots later though. Guess I'll just have to hope enough reboots solves it if it shows up again. Thanks for your answer though.
                          – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                          Jan 23 '17 at 12:07

















                        up vote
                        0
                        down vote













                        In windows 10 build 14393.576 if you click on another window icon in taskbar to make it active window then click again to minimize it. Then that appears to solve the problem with the previous window which wasn't minimizing.



                        I haven't tested it on any other version/build.






                        share|improve this answer





















                        • Hello! Sadly, the bug still appeared on said build of W10. It annoyingly sorted itself out a couple of reboots later though. Guess I'll just have to hope enough reboots solves it if it shows up again. Thanks for your answer though.
                          – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                          Jan 23 '17 at 12:07















                        up vote
                        0
                        down vote










                        up vote
                        0
                        down vote









                        In windows 10 build 14393.576 if you click on another window icon in taskbar to make it active window then click again to minimize it. Then that appears to solve the problem with the previous window which wasn't minimizing.



                        I haven't tested it on any other version/build.






                        share|improve this answer












                        In windows 10 build 14393.576 if you click on another window icon in taskbar to make it active window then click again to minimize it. Then that appears to solve the problem with the previous window which wasn't minimizing.



                        I haven't tested it on any other version/build.







                        share|improve this answer












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                        answered Dec 21 '16 at 10:47









                        Sohail

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                        • Hello! Sadly, the bug still appeared on said build of W10. It annoyingly sorted itself out a couple of reboots later though. Guess I'll just have to hope enough reboots solves it if it shows up again. Thanks for your answer though.
                          – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                          Jan 23 '17 at 12:07




















                        • Hello! Sadly, the bug still appeared on said build of W10. It annoyingly sorted itself out a couple of reboots later though. Guess I'll just have to hope enough reboots solves it if it shows up again. Thanks for your answer though.
                          – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                          Jan 23 '17 at 12:07


















                        Hello! Sadly, the bug still appeared on said build of W10. It annoyingly sorted itself out a couple of reboots later though. Guess I'll just have to hope enough reboots solves it if it shows up again. Thanks for your answer though.
                        – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                        Jan 23 '17 at 12:07






                        Hello! Sadly, the bug still appeared on said build of W10. It annoyingly sorted itself out a couple of reboots later though. Guess I'll just have to hope enough reboots solves it if it shows up again. Thanks for your answer though.
                        – Jakob Pamp Bengtsson
                        Jan 23 '17 at 12:07












                        up vote
                        0
                        down vote













                        A permanent fix (although a bit annoying) is to simply click the "Restore" button just to the right of the minimize button (this restores the window to its default size (usually "normal" but can be "maximized") and then click the minimize button.



                        For some reason the "minimize" button sometimes becomes inactive (obviously a fault in Windows 10) and the way to quickly "fix" this is to restore the default size first. This re-activates the minimize button. :-)






                        share|improve this answer























                        • This question isn’t about the “Minimize” button.
                          – Scott
                          Oct 29 at 15:34















                        up vote
                        0
                        down vote













                        A permanent fix (although a bit annoying) is to simply click the "Restore" button just to the right of the minimize button (this restores the window to its default size (usually "normal" but can be "maximized") and then click the minimize button.



                        For some reason the "minimize" button sometimes becomes inactive (obviously a fault in Windows 10) and the way to quickly "fix" this is to restore the default size first. This re-activates the minimize button. :-)






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                        A permanent fix (although a bit annoying) is to simply click the "Restore" button just to the right of the minimize button (this restores the window to its default size (usually "normal" but can be "maximized") and then click the minimize button.



                        For some reason the "minimize" button sometimes becomes inactive (obviously a fault in Windows 10) and the way to quickly "fix" this is to restore the default size first. This re-activates the minimize button. :-)






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                        A permanent fix (although a bit annoying) is to simply click the "Restore" button just to the right of the minimize button (this restores the window to its default size (usually "normal" but can be "maximized") and then click the minimize button.



                        For some reason the "minimize" button sometimes becomes inactive (obviously a fault in Windows 10) and the way to quickly "fix" this is to restore the default size first. This re-activates the minimize button. :-)







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                        • This question isn’t about the “Minimize” button.
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                        • This question isn’t about the “Minimize” button.
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                        This question isn’t about the “Minimize” button.
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                        This question isn’t about the “Minimize” button.
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                        Open the Task Manager
                        (by hitting Ctrl+Shift+Esc
                        or any of the other methods). 
                        On the "Processes" tab, scroll down to "Windows Explorer" and highlight it. 
                        Click the "Restart" button in the bottom right corner of the Task Manager. 
                        Applications like Windows Media Player will be working as full screen after this change too.






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                          Open the Task Manager
                          (by hitting Ctrl+Shift+Esc
                          or any of the other methods). 
                          On the "Processes" tab, scroll down to "Windows Explorer" and highlight it. 
                          Click the "Restart" button in the bottom right corner of the Task Manager. 
                          Applications like Windows Media Player will be working as full screen after this change too.






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                            Open the Task Manager
                            (by hitting Ctrl+Shift+Esc
                            or any of the other methods). 
                            On the "Processes" tab, scroll down to "Windows Explorer" and highlight it. 
                            Click the "Restart" button in the bottom right corner of the Task Manager. 
                            Applications like Windows Media Player will be working as full screen after this change too.






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                            Open the Task Manager
                            (by hitting Ctrl+Shift+Esc
                            or any of the other methods). 
                            On the "Processes" tab, scroll down to "Windows Explorer" and highlight it. 
                            Click the "Restart" button in the bottom right corner of the Task Manager. 
                            Applications like Windows Media Player will be working as full screen after this change too.







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                                It appears to be an issue of the computer running out of resources (memory) Mine was doing the same thing and doing the restart of the Windows Explorer in the Task Manager did the trick and noticed afterwards that I had available resources and the program would minimize by just clicking on it again.






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                                  It appears to be an issue of the computer running out of resources (memory) Mine was doing the same thing and doing the restart of the Windows Explorer in the Task Manager did the trick and noticed afterwards that I had available resources and the program would minimize by just clicking on it again.






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                                    It appears to be an issue of the computer running out of resources (memory) Mine was doing the same thing and doing the restart of the Windows Explorer in the Task Manager did the trick and noticed afterwards that I had available resources and the program would minimize by just clicking on it again.






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                                    It appears to be an issue of the computer running out of resources (memory) Mine was doing the same thing and doing the restart of the Windows Explorer in the Task Manager did the trick and noticed afterwards that I had available resources and the program would minimize by just clicking on it again.







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