Windows 10, multi Monitor, maximized window blank/empty space on top of screen

Anonymous
2018-08-22T16:21:29+00:00

This problem happens with all windows when maximized. 

When the window is maximized there is a bar at the top of the screen through which i can see my desktop. Its like that range that the window can maximize has been shortened.

Here is the link from reddit and this is the exact issue i am having. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/8imjva/windows\_10\_multi\_monitor\_maximized\_window/

We did install all the latest and greatest patch that are available of today and nothing seems to work.

Any help please

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Anonymous
2018-10-22T16:55:14+00:00

In that Reddit thread, there is a suggestion that worked for me.

Right click desktop, go to Intel HD Graphics settings. Select Display and then choose the option Scale Full Screen. Make sure the option Override Application Settings has the checkbox marked.

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Anonymous
2018-09-26T07:27:15+00:00

Same annoying issue here on Windows 10 x64 1803 with all updates until now!

The issue appears on several apps (chrome, IE, eagle, ...) so it does'nt depends on the app.

My setup is: 2x HDMI/DVI 24" Monitors on an Radeon HD 5450. Internal Intel GPU is not used.

The issue just happend recently sind a few weeks.

I have found an workaround which helps at least for me:

 * Open Task Manager

 * Goto Tab Details

 * select dwm.exe and click "Kill Proccess"

dwm.exe will be closed and restarted automatically from windows and issue is gone.

Yeah i'll know, its a rather annoying workaround but the quickest for me until a real solution pops up.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-02-07T00:23:59+00:00

    Thank you Think Pixel,

    Sad to hear that is also appears on setups with more than 2 monitors, but hopefully someone at MS follow this and it may ring a bell at some point.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-02-11T21:01:25+00:00

    After months of fighting with this issue, having tried multiple solutions (none of which permanently fixes the problem), I can report that disabling Protected View in Word and Excel has successfully stopped this issue in its tracks.

    Do you mean that this was only happening for you while viewing documents in Protected View?  Or did it happen across the board and disabling this feature stopped it?

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-02-12T21:24:34+00:00

    Hi gardsy,

    Viewing a 'Protected View' document was identified as the trigger for the behavior, but be aware that it did not trigger it every time. We could not identify any other cause for the behavior other than this. Disabling the 'Protected View' options in Word and Excel has stopped the behavior since the changes were made (6 weeks ago now), and the behavior was a daily occurrence for those users that were experiencing it up until then.

    David

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