How to Minimize and Restore App Window in Windows 10

Minimize allows you to hide a window without endmost it to the taskbar until yous Restore it.

Restore will show the minimized window again.

This tutorial volition show you different ways to minimize and restore an open app window for your account in Windows 10.

Contents


  • Option 1: Minimize and Restore App Window using Keyboard Shortcut
  • Option Two: Minimize and Restore All App Windows using Keyboard Shortcut
  • Selection 3: Minimize and Restore All App Windows using Evidence Desktop Button on Taskbar
  • Choice Iv: Minimize App Window from Caption Button on Championship Bar
  • Option V: Minimize App Window from Title Bar Menu
  • Option Half-dozen: Minimize App Window from Taskbar
  • Pick Seven: Restore Minimized App Window from Taskbar

OPTION ONE

Minimize and Restore App Window using Keyboard Shortcut

1 Press the Win + Down arrow fundamental to minimize a window.

2 Press the Win + Upwardly pointer fundamental to restore the minimized window.

If you click/tap on anything after minimizing a window, you will not exist able to restore information technology using the Win + Upwards pointer method. You tin can use Option 7 to restore.

OPTION Two

Minimize and Restore All App Windows using Keyboard Shortcut

ane Printing the Win + D keys to toggle betwixt minimize or restore all open windows.

OR

2 Press the Win + G keys to minimize all open windows. You will have to apply Option Seven to restore the minimized windows when wanted.

OPTION Iii

Minimize and Restore All App Windows using Show Desktop Button on Taskbar

1 Click/tap on the Show Desktop push on the taskbar to toggle between minimize or restore all open windows. (see screenshot below)

If you have more than ane brandish, the Show Desktop button will exist on the taskbar on the main brandish past default.

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OPTION 4

Minimize App Window from Explanation Button on Championship Bar

1 Click/tap on the Minimize (line) explanation button at the right side on the title bar of the window you lot want to minimize. (see screenshot below)

You can utilize Selection Seven to restore the minimized window.

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Selection 5

Minimize App Window from Title Bar Bill of fare

Yous can use Selection Seven to restore a window minimized by this selection.

one To minimize an open window, perform one of the following actions:

A) Printing the Alt + Space keys, and press the N key or click/tap on Minimize. (see screenshots below)

OR

B) Right click or press and concord on the championship bar of the open up app or window y'all desire to minimize, and click/tap on Minimize or press the Northward central.

If you are in tablet way, yous may demand to perform i of the following actions to see the championship bar:

A) Hover the pointer at the meridian of the window.

B) If yous have a touchscreen, swipe downwardly from the tiptop border of the window.

OR

C) Either click/tap on, right click on, or printing and hold on the icon (if bachelor) at the top left corner of the open app or window you want to minimize, and click/tap on Minimize or press the N key. (meet screenshot below)

This option is not supported by Microsoft Store apps.

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OPTION Six

Minimize App Window from Taskbar


i To minimize an open window, perform 1 of the following actions:

A) Hover over the app icon on the taskbar you desire to minimize until you lot see its thumbnail preview, right click or press and agree on its thumbnail preview, and click/tap on Minimize or press North. (meet screenshot below)

How to Minimize and Restore App Window in Windows 10-taskbar_thumbnail_minimize.png

OR

B) Press and agree the Shift key, right click or press and concord on the app icon on the taskbar you desire to minimize, release the Shift key, and click/tap on Minimize or press N. (meet screenshot beneath)

If you take more than one case of this app open, you will run across Minimize all windows in the context menu instead, or can printing One thousand instead.

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OPTION Vii

Restore Minimized App Window from Taskbar


1 To restore a minimized window, perform i of the post-obit actions:

A) Click/tap on the app's icon on the taskbar. (meet screenshot below)

If yous take more than than one window of this app open, y'all volition accept to also click/tap on the thumbnail preview of the window yous want to restore like in step B below.

How to Minimize and Restore App Window in Windows 10-taskbar_icon_restore.png

OR

B) Hover over the app icon on the taskbar y'all want to restore until you encounter its thumbnail preview, and click/tap on the thumbnail preview of the window you want to restore. (encounter screenshot below)

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OR

C) Hover over the app icon on the taskbar you want to restore until you run across its thumbnail preview, right click or printing and agree on its thumbnail preview, and click/tap on Restore or press R. (see screenshot below)

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OR

D) Printing and hold the Shift key, right click or press and hold on the app icon on the taskbar you want to restore, release the Shift key, and click/tap on Restore or press R. (come across screenshot below)

If you have more than 1 window of this app open, you will meet Restore all windows in the context carte instead.

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That'southward information technology,
Shawn

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