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
    2019-01-10T17:30:12+00:00

    Hi All,

    There is a thread on the Feedback Hub in Windows 10 reporting this issue. - There are not many upvotes currently, but if majority of users here can upvote and add more feedback hopefully it might get picked up? 

    https://aka.ms/AA3ry7p

    (You will need to sign into your MS account to access the thread, and maybe reload the link if you were not signed in originally) 

    Thanks 

    Chris.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-28T04:22:40+00:00

    Sorry for the late response. If you already updated the Graphics driver, I suggested that we send a report through Feedback Hub so that our engineers take a look at it. Here's the article on how to send a feedback using the Feedback Hub.

    Personally, it seems that video card is having a hard time rendering multiple display while having multiple applications. I would also suggest that you post this issue in the AMD forums so that they can check if the driver needs to be updated for the latest Windows version.

    For further queries, feel free to post back.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-10-22T16:54:11+00:00

    Hi Jay Jap,

    The same issue seems to persist again with three other computers with different graphics card model. All the computers graphics card driver, BIOS Driver, chipset drivers, windows updates are up to date. Please suggest if there is any fix for this issue, it's only getting worse. 

    Thank you

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