How can I get Windows 7 to remember program windows size and position?

Question

I can open Outlook and it fills about half of the screen. I then maximize it to read some mail and then minimize it to do some other work.

When I click on it again in the taskbar, it is back to the original size that it opened at.

I have tried Ctrl-close and Ctrl-maximize but neither seems to work.

This also happens with Explorer windows, AutoCAD, Revit, and other programs that I work with.
Shouldn't a minimize and a maximize bring the window back to the last size and position?

Answer 1

As user harrymc, I checked: Maximize + minimize + click on Windows 7 does return an Explorer window as maximized.

Try with Shift + close on the window (to save its position and size). This may help!

Answer 2

WindowManager supposedly does this. There's a forum thread about the problem here.

Answer 3

I checked it: Maximize + minimize + click on Windows 7 does return an Explorer window as maximized. What you are describing is not a normal behavior.

• Try it after booting in Safe mode.
• If this fixes the problem, then some installed software is interfering.
• If it doesn't, try "sfc /scannow" and some virus scans.

Answer 4

You can try WindowPadX. It has some nice features including windows positions and area definition.

Answer 5

There was a way to do that back in Windows 3.1 by holding the SHIFT key, and then in the program file menu select "Exit". I just tried it in Windows 7 Professional and it seems to still work.

Answer 6

Hello: Ctrl + the upper right X to close the window makes the >Os remember the size; valid for Windows XP and 7.