Windows 10: Automatic Return to Desktop Screen at closure or minimisation of a program.

I am experiencing a very frustrating issue with my Surface Pro running Windows 10. Even though I have multiple programs open (Outlook, Chrome, Powerpoint for example) and all are maximized but layered, when I go to minimize or exit a program, the screen automatically reverts to the desktop rather than to the program layered behind it.


Are they any workarounds for this issue?

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Programs will not start running minimised


I have Win 10 Home x64.

I cannot run programs to start minimized. Specifically, I cannot get Thunderbird and Calibre to do this.

At the moment I have these 2 programs as shortcuts on the Desktop. If I open them then I can minimise them by the normal method of clicking on the - sign at the top right hand corner.

I have used the standard recommended method, namely Right click > Properties > Select Minimised in Run. This does not work. When I start running them from the link they open full screen.

 

Window minimises to the screen on the left

Greetings all,

I have a strange "problem" with not 1 (as I originally thought) but a couple of applications, but not all of them. When I minimise the application, the taskbar icon moves to the screen to the left. If I maximise it it comes back to the screen it was before.
Also it doesn't matter where you are having the application maximised, the taskbar icon always appears on the main screen's taskbar. It doesn't matter if it's pinned or not. I currently have 3 monitors connected with 1 being the primary (3---2---1). If I use
the program on monitor 2 the taskbar icon is appearing on monitor's 1 taskbar, the application it self is on monitor 2 and if I minimise this application then the taskbar icon will disappear from monitor's 1 taskbar (if the application is not pinned) and appear
on monitor's 3 taskbar(pinned or unpinned). So far it's happening on two applications, MTputty and Workshop4 (a program for 4D Lcds). Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Dimitris

 

Desktop


Margrave,

If the problem symptom returns [Desktop showing the correct contents when looked at in File explorer but not when looking at the Desktop itself], right-click on an empty area of the Desktop and select Refresh.

Many people have found that their Desktop's are not refreshing automatically and are forced to take this step. I searched & searched for a permanent solution but every suggestion I found either had no effect or had only a limited-duration effect.

Denis