Windows 10: Folders minimizing when trying to open

All of my folders on my desktop open in a very minimized view. When I right click to maximize and I hold my mouse over the folder it is a little bit bigger but will not maximize. And the same thing happens when I use This PC. It won't open. I have restarted windows explorer thought the task manager several times.

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Windows 10 File Explorer won't open a folder that is minimized

I just upgraded to Windows 10 yesterday. The File Explorer has new behavior that I want to behave like it did in Windows 7. Here are the steps to reproduce:

1. create a folder on desktop
   
2. open the folder in the file explorer by clicking it
   
3. minimize the desktop with Microsoft button + 'D'
   
4. click the folder on the desktop again
   

Expected: the clicked folder opens in the same file explorer that was minimized (this is Windows 7 default behavior).

Actual: the clicked folder does not open. It stays minimized. The only way to access it is to go to the task bar and click it there. Annoying! Especially when there are 20+ folders minimized and collapsed.

I checked in Explorer options and I don't see anything that would allow me to modify this behavior.

 

Flickering Desktop Folders When Opened and Minimized

Using Windows 10 and I am trying to copy several files to copy to a USB drive, but whenever I open a desktop folder and minimize it the folder continuously flickers. When it stops there is nothing there. When I close it and reopen the folder all the files
are there. I have shutdown, waited several seconds and rebooted but the problem exists.

 

Windows 8.1, programs keep minimizing/iconifying themselves repeatedly when trying to open

My sister owns a HP Pavilion G6, which came with Windows 8. About four months ago it automatically upgraded her to 8.1 an since then she's had several problems.

I have fixed most of them, but one peculiar issue remains.

Whenever you open a program/window, it immediately minimizes itself to the task bar.
If you try to click or key press to bring it back up, it again minimizes itself.

I have found two work arounds :

A) Leave the system idle for five minutes
B) Hold either CTRL or ALT key, and then mouse click to bring the window back up

After step B, I hit ALTGRAVE key once, and then the windows behave normally for a time.

This happens immediately after boot and randomly during normal operation.

I've disabled a lot of the touch pad features and gestures, trying to limit any user input error or other miscellaneous potential sources of the problem.