Has Microsoft Ever Learned That Some Users Want "Open Maximized" as a Default

baumgrenze · 2026-06-15T11:33:37-0400

Windows 11 launched on 10/5/21, almost five years ago.

Am I the only user who is frustrated by the default setting that occasionally opens so that the page must first be selected, dragged left, and then maximized because the maximized option is off screen to the right?

Perhaps I failed to find it, but has MS developed a way to reset the default behavior of Win11 so that the screen is maximized?

Thanks
baumgrenze

FreeBooter · 2026-06-15T12:19:53-0400

Set what to maximize?

Also from Properties of shortcut you can run maximized any app.

XxXxX · 2026-06-15T12:23:24-0400

there doesn't seem to be a default way to maximize all windows
you can create a short cut and have that set to maximize
but there is this program 'maximize always'

https://maximize-always.en.softonic.com

i have never used this so i cant comment on it.
best of luck Steve ..

dacrone · 2026-06-15T13:03:09-0400

FreeBooter said:
Also from Properties of shortcut you can run maximized any app.

win+up arrow will also maximize them.

XxXxX said:
but there is this program 'maximize always'

tested this just now on a win 11 25h2. has issues with explorer.exe... also its crap lol

baumgrenze said:
Perhaps I failed to find it, but has MS developed a way to reset the default behavior of Win11 so that the screen is maximized?

not that i know of, but here is an ahk script that will maximize everything (that can be maximized naturally) upon first launch (meaning that if you unmax it, it will not auto remax until you close it and launch again... but can be remax manually of course). i have provided the script that runs Elevated (elevation allows it to work on regedit, task manager, etc) and the Non-Elevated version. if you want this to run at startup WITHOUT any prompt, etc for elevated permissions, use the non-elevated version and create an elevated shortcut to it

1) using winaerotweaker

or

2) manually do it via task scheduler yourself

Create Elevated Shortcut without UAC prompt in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to create a shortcut of an elevated task to run an app as administrator without getting a UAC prompt for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you open an application file with Run as administrator, you will get a UAC prompt by default for approval...

www.elevenforum.com

place that elevated shortcut in Shell:Startup folder for it to run at logon

**Because this is a custom script compiled to exe (the attached file(s), you may have to allow it in Windows Defender or other AVs**

Admin Script:

Code:

; --- Auto‑elevate to run as Administrator ---
if !A_IsAdmin
{
    Run *RunAs "%A_AhkPath%" "%A_ScriptFullPath%"
    ExitApp
}
; --------------------------------------------

#SingleInstance Force
#Persistent
SetTitleMatchMode, 2

DllCall("RegisterShellHookWindow", "UInt", A_ScriptHwnd)
MsgNum := DllCall("RegisterWindowMessage", "Str", "SHELLHOOK")

OnMessage(MsgNum, "ShellEvent")

ShellEvent(wParam, lParam) {
    if (wParam = 1) { ; HSHELL_WINDOWCREATED
        hwnd := lParam

        WinGet, style, Style, ahk_id %hwnd%
        if (style & 0x10000) { ; WS_MAXIMIZEBOX
            SetTimer, __MaximizeWindow, -50
            __MaximizeWindow:
                WinMaximize, ahk_id %hwnd%
            return
        }
    }
}
return

Non-Elevated Script:

Code:

#SingleInstance Force
#Persistent
SetTitleMatchMode, 2

DllCall("RegisterShellHookWindow", "UInt", A_ScriptHwnd)
MsgNum := DllCall("RegisterWindowMessage", "Str", "SHELLHOOK")

OnMessage(MsgNum, "ShellEvent")

ShellEvent(wParam, lParam) {
    if (wParam = 1) { ; HSHELL_WINDOWCREATED
        hwnd := lParam

        WinGet, style, Style, ahk_id %hwnd%
        if (style & 0x10000) { ; WS_MAXIMIZEBOX
            SetTimer, __MaximizeWindow, -50
            __MaximizeWindow:
                WinMaximize, ahk_id %hwnd%
            return
        }
    }
}
return

pseymour · 2026-06-15T14:59:08-0400

baumgrenze said:
Perhaps I failed to find it, but has MS developed a way to reset the default behavior of Win11 so that the screen is maximized?

You won't find it; it's not there. It's up to each developer whether they want to support minimizing, maximizing, or resizing of any sort. It's also up to the developer to save/restore window positions and sizes. Firefox is notoriously bad at the latter.

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