Windows 10: Program opening in a tiny window that is maximized(all options greyed)

Hi All,
Coming back to windows from a long Mac exile and trying to set things up on my new computer, I am having an issue with one specific program: Wacom Tablet preferences
I downloaded the appropriate driver from the wacom website (it works, this is not a questions about wacom products)
In order to set up the device I need to launch their Wacom Preferences utility.
It launches fine, but in a tiny (perhaps 2 inches square?) window.
The window is too small to be used.
The window says it is maximized. The size and restore options are greyed out.

I have tried changing my screen resolution just to used this utility, but even at 800x600 its still the same (just relative to the different aspect ratio).
I also tried opening the file using the graphics card and the on board intel graphics - to no effect.
According to wacom this is the proper driver for my device and they claim it works with windows 10.

I would appreciate any help you can give me, thank you so much in advance,

Peter

I am running Windows 10 Pro, on a 15.6 ' Dell M3800

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Windows 10 Pro - program opens in tiny window (that IS maximized) and I can not enlarge it

One application (a wacom tablet preferences program) opens in a tiny window (maybe 2" square)

It is maximized

All options other than Move are greyed out

I can not enlarge it by dragging (cursor never turns into double arrow on any of the corners)

Alt+Spacebar 9or any keyboard shortcuts) does not work,

Changing screen resoluton does not work (the windows remains tiny and useless just relative to the screen at the new resolution.

I am losing my mind as this is something I use for work and I need it to work. Please save me from having to drop a few hundred dollars on a new tablet

This is not a matter of inconvenient - I simply can not use this utility to do what I need within this tiny window.

Thank you in advance, any help is most appreciated!

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App/program windows open in random sizes and locations

Hi, Mark. Happy New Year!

Certain programs consistently open in odd sizes and positions--MS Word, MS Excel, Google Chrome--to name three I use regularly. Chrome would open in a window so tiny that all that was visible was the minimize, restore, and maximize buttons and a few letters
of the title bar. I sometimes have Excel and Word open together, each using part of the screen, while I copy information from one program to the other. That tends to drive the sizes and positions of the program windows.

Other programs--Windows Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, MS Outlook and PowerPoint, Quicken--seem unaffected. They'll open maximized or nearly so every time.

 

Hi gnashings. Welcome to the TenForums @gnashings

If you right click on exe for program you will see properties. If you click on this a window with multiple tabs should open. Click on Compatibility.

Might try Windows 7. You will notice further down the page some settings for for resolution, fullscreen. You might be able to change behaviour with these options.


Ken

 

Hi Ken,

Thank you for taking the time to reply, I really appreciate it - unfortunately none of the previous version compatibility modes worked, neither did launching the program in different resolutions. Still in the banging head against wall stage here lol

 

Did you email there support team and ask them about their Preferences app. They should know what is required to make their app readable.

Not that is would change anything but do you have a 4K display setup?

 

Can you resize the box by dragging the edges?