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Windows 7: Opening Desktop Icons in Full Screen

21 Sep 2012  
budburn

windows 7 64 bit
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Opening Desktop Icons in Full Screen

The icons I save on the desktop open only in half display. Then I have to maximize. In WinXP you expand once and that solves it. What about Windows 7?

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21 Sep 2012  
Brink

64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
47,732 posts
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Hello Budburn,

Usually they will open the same way as they were last closed.

If these are shortcuts, then you might right click on one, click Properties and Shortcut tab, select "Maximized" for the Run option, and click on Ok to see if that may help.

Opening Desktop Icons in Full Screen-maximized.jpg

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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21 Sep 2012  
UsernameIssues

W7 Pro SP1 64bit
2,237 posts
 
 

right click on the desktop shortcut and select properties - then select maximize:



edit: DOH! late again :-)

Last edited by UsernameIssues; 23 Sep 2012 at 12:47 AM..
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23 Sep 2012  
UsernameIssues

W7 Pro SP1 64bit
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Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by budburn View Post
The icons I save on the desktop open only in half display. Then I have to maximize. In WinXP you expand once and that solves it. What about Windows 7?
If the application is Internet Explorer, please see this post:
http://www.sevenforums.com/software/251953-pc-doctor-4.html#post2106380
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29 Nov 2012  
rain6700

64 bit Windows 7
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Opening Icons in full screen

The best way I have found is open the icon in half or small screen and hit the f11 key. It will open to full screen but hides the tool bar. put the curser on the top of the page and they will re-appear.

Full Screen F11 - Enable or Disable Auto-Hide - Vista Forums

Last edited by Brink; 29 Nov 2012 at 04:58 PM.. Reason: added tutorial link for more info
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29 Nov 2012  
budburn

windows 7 64 bit
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That's what I needed to know. Thanks a million. Have a good weekend.

bud
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