How to Make Windows Programs Always Open as Maximized

Windows always opens programs in a normal window size and won’t open them in full screen. If you’d like to make Windows programs always open as maximized, you can check how to do it below.

How to Force All Windows to Always Open Maximized

Step 1. Open Program Properties Window

For program desktop shortcut icon, you can right-click the shortcut icon and click Properties to open its Properties window.

From program taskbar shortcut icon, you can right-click its shortcut icon at Windows taskbar, and right-click the program to choose Properties to access the Properties window of the program.

Step 2. Make Windows Programs Always Open as Maximized

Click Shortcut tab in program’s Properties window. Then click the down-arrow icon next to Run option and choose Maximized. Then you can click Apply and click OK to save the changes.

Other Ways to Make Windows Programs Open as Maximized

You can also try some other measures to force Windows programs to always open maximized.

You can open a program like a Word file, click the square icon at the top-right corner of the program to maximum the window. Close the application and open it again to check if it is opened as maximized.

How to Make Chrome Open in Maximized Windows

• You can right-click the desktop or taskbar shortcut of Google Chrome, and click Properties to open the Properties window of Chrome.
• Next you can click Shortcut tab and choose Maximized in the Run option. Click Apply and click OK. Then each time you open Chrome, it will open as maximized.

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