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How can I stop big windows from resizing when I lock my workstation?

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Mar 15, 20265130 views
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I have a multimonitor setup on Windows XP x64. If I have a window sized to be larger than a single monitor (say, a web browser that's wide enough for 2 monitors), and I lock my workstation, it will be resized down to a single monitor when I unlock the workstation. Is there any way to stop this beha…

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It could be a driver problem. I had a similar problem with an old laptop. No external display, but there was still one listed in the display properties, set to a low resolution. Whenever I closed the lid of my laptop, any windows were shrunk, possib…

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