Why do my windows shrink when I don't want them to?


  1. Posts : 10
    Win 10 Pro V10.0.18363
       #1

    Why do my windows shrink when I don't want them to?


    My Win-10 open windows always shrink down to the taskbar whenever my mouse pointer is not placed within the actual window. It's really annoying, the windows are constantly shrinking down if I'm not super-careful with the mouse! Why???
    Thanks,
    Greywoulf
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  2. Posts : 43,016
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #2

    Hi, when did this start happening?

    Have you tried a different mouse?

    Do you have some sort of fancy multi-button mouse to which minimise is assigned?
    Or is what you are seeing the equivalent of Win key + D? (Try that for comparison).
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  3. Posts : 10
    Win 10 Pro V10.0.18363
    Thread Starter
       #3

    dalchina said:
    Hi, when did this start happening?

    Have you tried a different mouse?

    Do you have some sort of fancy multi-button mouse to which minimise is assigned?
    Or is what you are seeing the equivalent of Win key + D? (Try that for comparison).
    Yes, it's the equivalent of Win key + D. For instance if I'm in a Zoom group and the mouse pointer sh inadvertently drop out of the window frame's borders, the zoom window will shrink down to the taskbar and I have to click on it there again to get back the zoom window. Will also happen if I'm writing something in Word; if the pointer drops, the window shrinks!
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  4. Posts : 4,805
    Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit 22H2
       #4

    It sounds like you have a stuck key on the keyboard. Is you Natural Keyboard a Wired or a Wireless? If Wireless, change the batteries.
    Turn keyboard upside down and give it a shake, the blow out the keys with a can of compressed air. Be sure to plug the USB cable or connector into the back USB port of the desktop not in the front or thru a Hub because these ports are weaker.
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  5. Posts : 1,604
    Win 10 home 20H2 19042.1110
       #5

    Sometimes, opening in a different (new) window will do that. I've seen the same thing.
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