Make Apps Always Open Maximized

Make Apps Always Open Maximized

It can be annoying when opening an application and having to re-size or maximize the screen. This can be especially annoying when you want to see all of the data in an app like Access or Excel.

To fix it all you need to do is right-click on the application shortcut and select Properties. Under the Shortcut tab change the drop down next to Run to Maximized.

That’s it! Now any time you open that application it will be full screen.

Keep Start Menu Open and Open Applications

Keep Start Menu From Closing After Opening Applications

If you want to open more than one application without having to navigate through the whole start menu again, you can use a little-known trick to keep the start menu open after you click on an item.

Just hold down the shift key while you click on an item under the All Programs group, and you’ll notice the start menu stays up while the application loads in back of it. Notice how the notepad window has focus.

There are a few caveats (limits or restricts):

1. This only works on the All Programs menu if you are using the XP-style menu in XP.

2. This doesn’t work at all with the Vista-style start menu.

3. Works perfectly if you are using the Classic Start menu in either Vista or XP.

4. Some applications will demand focus
and make it close anyway.