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Maximized Windows are Unmaximized When Plugging In External Monitor

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20261238 views
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I have a laptop with Windows 7; I usually keep all my programs maximized (Firefox, Explorer, Notepad++), but whenever I connect my laptop to my external monitor for an extended display, all of my maximized windows are unmaximized. Is there a solution for this? My problem is sort of similar to this …

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Fix for: Maximized Windows are Unmaximized When Plugging In External Monitor

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It's because the resolution changes, thus Windows unmaximizes them. There is no way to prevent this.

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