Maximizing an application window extends it to the full width and height of the screen. After maximizing, the window can be restored to its previous size. There are two ways to maximize and restore.

Windows: If you have a lot of "always on top" apps running on your PC, maximized windows can throw a wrench into your workflow. Free app MaxMax changes Windows' default maximize size so your maximized ...

When you browse the web in a maximized window (say, if you're on a small monitor or netbook), you give up your ability to drag items, like images, to the desktop. Reader huh989 shows us how to easily ...

Just for the heck of it, you can make your File Explorer windows minimize, maximize, close, open in slow motion in Windows 10/8/7/Vista. This looks pretty cool, and you are sure to enjoy the ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I have a question about running Notepad under Windows 11: What registry setting can I tweak to get Notepad to ...

There’s an old saying that the more money you have, the more you want. That’s kind of how I feel about external monitors. I’ve got two, but man, three sure would be sweet. And four? Don’t get me ...

For some reason, my Word application thinks that my screen extends to Boise, Idaho. When not maximized, ie when it is retored, the application disappears completely off of my screen. I have tried ...