Can't open minimized windows on desktop


  1. Posts : 19
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #1

    Can't open minimized windows on desktop


    Whenever I hover over an application to reopen it, the preview flickers and disappears and I am unable to reopen it unless I click on Cascade Windows or one of those other options. Any ideas?
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  2. Posts : 71,975
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Danny,

    You might check to see if the window may be offscreen. If so, then you could drag it back onscreen.

    Offscreen Window - Move Back to Desktop

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 19
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I'm on dual monitors and I am attempting to reopen windows on the main display, where the taskbar is located.
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  4. Posts : 71,975
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    Did you check to see if the windows were offscreen?
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  5. Posts : 19
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #5

    The windows are not offscreen. After minimizing them, they will not reopen without choosing Cascade Windows, Show Windows Stacked or Side By Side because the taskbar preview flashes.
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  6. Posts : 71,975
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #6

    Ok. If this only started recently, then you could see if doing a system restore using a restore point (if available) dated before this started may be able to help.
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