Windows 7 - Open new window in full screen?

Turbojoe · 10-26-2009

It's probably something simple but I haven't found it yet. Any way to set ALL new windows to full screen rather than the standard 1/3rd screen?

Joe

Brink · 10-26-2009

Hello Joe,

Windows 7 remembers the size and position of all Windows Explorer windows for what the last window was closed as. You can open a Windows Explorer windows, maximize it, then close it. All windows will open maximized after that as long as you close them while maximized as well.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

johngalt · 10-26-2009

Will doing this to Windows Explorer also affect things like Paint, Notepad, etc?

Zardoc · 10-26-2009

Yes

Brink · 10-26-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by johngalt

Will doing this to Windows Explorer also affect things like Paint, Notepad, etc?

Yes, but usually not with 3rd party programs though.

Zardoc · 10-26-2009

Hi Brink, Unlike Vista, 7 does this with all my programs.

Brink · 10-26-2009

Strange, it does for all the included features in Windows 7 for me as well, but it doesn't for CCleaner, Auslogics Disk Cleaner, or any 3rd party programs.

Turbojoe · 10-28-2009

If I click on any shortcut I've saved to the desktop it opens to a small window every time no matter how many times I've opened and expanded it. It's not being saved as full size. Kind of annoying.

Joe

Brink · 10-28-2009

Joe,

What are some of the shortcuts for? This way we can see if others with the same program or file shortcuts see the same thing.

Bi2L · 10-28-2009

You can use Ultramon

Realtime Soft UltraMon

Windows 7 - Open new window in full screen?

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