Windows 10: Programs opening, but will not maximize from the Task Bar

I have been round and round with Microsoft. Whenever I plug in a second monitor my programs will not maximize. They are open on the taskbar, but I cannot open them to full size. Yes my computer is updated, spent all day today installing updates. Does anyone know what the problem is. And please do not tell me to go to settings and check second monitor it does not work.


Please only answer this if you have had the same problem and know how to fix it.

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program sits on task bar not maximizing on screen

win 10 program sit on task bar only and not maximizing on screen when you try to open it.

 

Program Open in Task Bar But not Visible on Screen

Thanks for trying to help Raniel. I still cannot resolve my problem.

When I hold shift and right click on the program in the task bar, "maximize" is not given as an option.

When I attempt the methods suggested in the attached article, there is no option to "move". Insead I have snap left, snap right, show this window on all desktops, and close.

Cascading windows, shows me other open programs, but not the one that is out of reach/sight! I do not have another monitor until I return home to try the last method in attached article.

I have re-started. I have double checked the monitor settings and it isnt showing any other monitors.

Any other suggestions?

 

opening apps in task bar maximized

Like most people I expect, I've organized my shortcuts on the desktop so that some apps open minimized, some normal, and some maximized. This is done right-clicking on the shortcut, opening the properties window and choosing in the 'run' window whichever
size you prefer for that particular app/program. For example, I like to open file explorer as large as possible, i.e. maximized.

When it comes to shortcuts on the taskbar, however, I've never found a method which works. Take the file explorer shortcut. I can do this:

right-click folder which brings up the following list of options: desktop, downloads, documents, pictures, file explorer, unpin from taskbar

I right-click file explorer, then on 'properties' then choose run 'maximized', and click OK

Next time I click on the file explorer shortcut on the taskbar, instead of opening maximized, it opens in normal size.

I can maximize it manually of course, but it doesn't remember this, and the next time I open it from the taskbar, it's back to normal again.

This has been going on in multiple versions of Windows, at least back to Windows 7 and 8.

Does anybody have a solution to this?

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