bug: windows maximize behind taskbar

my windows ( all of them ) are maximizing and going behind the taskbar. view attached image. task bar is set to be locked.. etc etc. i just cant figure it out. this just randomly started happening.

i have even tried restarting with no change

cmarrs said:

my windows ( all of them ) are maximizing and going behind the taskbar. view attached image. task bar is set to be locked.. etc etc. i just cant figure it out. this just randomly started happening.

If you look on the bottom-right of the image, you see a few dots. Go over to that area, and the cursor turns into diagonal arrows. Hold and drag to resize the window. Now, you should be able to see the bottom edge of the window. Go to the edge and drag the window down all the way. You should see some sort of shadow behind the window. Release it, and you should be able to see the top row of buttons. Now you can double-click twice, and it should maximize properly.

Edit: You said all of your windows, so I don't know whether it is a window maximizing problem or Windows problem.

ALL of my windows are doing this. and i meant to say "Lock the taskbar" is checked.

Yes this even happens with mozilla thunderbird... photoshop.. all of my programs.

i'm not quite sure on your directions or what you're having me do. but here is a another screenshot (without the dots)... i imagine that last one i took the screen was not "maximized"... but just taking up full resolution.

these windows go behind the taskbar even when i tell windows to "cascade windows"

this is really bugging me! anyone have any ideas?

That is exactly what it would look like if your taskbar was set to autohide. I will assume that your taskbar is NOT set to autohide, so let's try this.

Move your taskbar to the bottom of the screen. Set taskbar to autohide. Boot.

Set taskbar to NOT autohide. Boot.

Move your taskbar back to the top.

..Move your taskbar to the bottom of the screen. Set taskbar to autohide. Boot. Set taskbar to NOT autohide. Boot. Move your taskbar back to the top.

Or, you could follow DarkAssain's TRIM'd advice. ;-)

thanks antman. fixed for now. ill repost if theres any more problems