While it might not seem like it saves a lot of time, it will certainly be more convenient. Once you’ve done this, click Apply to save the changes. Click on Maximized, and whenever you open the program in the future, it will default to full screen mode. However, if you click on the down arrow, you’ll be shown choices for Normal Window, Minimized, or Maximized. Currently, you’ll notice that it’s set to Normal window. It will be just a few selections down from the top of the tab. You’re looking for the Run drop-down menu. Click it and you’ll open a Properties window, which will open up to the Shortcut tab. Go to the bottom of the dropdown menu and you’ll see Properties. Select the app’s icon and right-click it. When we say “shortcut,” we are referring to the little icons on your desktop that open a program, like Microsoft Word or your preferred Internet browser. However, you can save a little bit of time each time you do this by setting Windows to default to full-screen mode for this application.įirst, you’ll want to pick the application, and find it’s shortcut on your desktop. Usually, when you want to increase the size of the app, you have to click the maximize button in the top-right corner.
If you’re a regular user of Windows applications, you’ll notice that they will, by default, open into smaller windows, allowing users to customize the size of their windows as need be.
