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Remote Desktop won't maximize

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 2026138545 views
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Problem

I use a laptop and I am docking and undocking frequently. Often when I connect to another machine using remote desktop, the screen size gets messed up when I dock again. By "messed up" I mean that it stays the size of my lap top screen (wide screen ratio). Clicking will not get it to go full screen. Any ideas (other than a reboot) how I can reset this?

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maximize

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Fix for: Remote Desktop won't maximize

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The problem is that the RDP-client remembers the resolution of your last connection. This can be remedied by adjusting the resolution in the RDP-connection dialog to "Full Screen" Options >> Display > Remote Desktop Size: Full Screen (to the right) Another possibility is to create a desktop shortcut for each of your frequently used resolutions. This can be done by making a shortcut to RDP and adding the following flags: /w:[width] and /h:[height] Examples of shortcuts would then be: Docked: %Sy…

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