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Why does Windows Calculator always start minimised?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20267431 views
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I often start Calculator by pressing the little Calculator button on my MS keyboard - but for some stupid reason it always starts minimized - meaning I have to restore it first before I can use it. Any idea why it would do this? It appears to start fine if I start it any other way. Update: I've jus…

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I had the same problem with Windows 7 x64. I fixed it by creating a command file calc.cmd with the following lines: Then I assigned the key to run the command file, and calc now starts in the foreground.

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