One of Google Chrome’s minor annoyances on Windows is that it doesn’t restore on launch to the window size you last used — a nuisance if (like me) you prefer to run a maximised app window. Fortunately, you can fix it with a little shortcut tweaking.
Searching online suggests that you may be able to avoid this problem by closing Chrome using the Task Manager or by right-clicking on the title bar to close it, but both require extra effort. The solution that worked for me was altering the shortcut which I use to launch Chrome to run maximised. To do that:
- Right-click on the shortcut you use for Chrome (whether that’s in the taskbar, on the desktop or on your Start menu) and select Properties.
- Go to the Shortcut tab.
- Make sure that the Run option is set as ‘Maximized’.
- Click OK.
One point: this didn’t actually take effect until after I rebooted my machine, but since then it’s worked like a charm. It would be good if Google actually respected Windows design principles, but this is a pretty solid workaround.
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