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Windows Randomly Minimizes Everything: 8 Ways to Fix it

Simple yet effective fixes to help restore normalcy on your PC

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Some users complain that Windows randomly minimizes everything, including apps and games. This can be frustrating, as it just takes away whatever you are doing.

If you are also facing this issue, the solutions in this guide will help you restore normalcy quickly.

Why do all my windows minimize randomly?

Below are some of the reasons Windows randomly minimizes everything:

How can I fix Windows if it randomly minimizes everything?

Before proceeding to the fixes in this section, below are a couple of troubleshooting steps to try:

1. Turn off Tablet mode

Windows 10 has the Tablet Mode or Continuum feature, which is specially designed for touch-enabled devices like a tablet and others.

Tablet Mode works like a bridge between your computer and the touch-enabled device, so when it is turned on, all modern apps open in full window mode such that the main apps window is affected.

This causes the automatic minimizing of windows if you open any of its sub-windows. So, you need to disable it to fix the Windows randomly minimizes everything issue.

3. Boot in Safe Mode with networking, then perform an SFC scan

Once you’re in safe mode with networking, perform an SFC scan to fix the Windows randomly minimizes everything issue. To do this:

If there are no errors from the scan, restart your computer and see if Windows 10 still randomly minimizes everything..

4. Run the Microsoft Safety Scanner

This is a freedownloadable security toolfor on-demand scanning, which helps remove malware and collaborates with your existing antivirus software. However, you need to use it within 10 days after downloading it, after which it will expire.

In order to rerun a scan with the latest antimalware definitions, download and install it again. If you run the virus scan without reinstalling Microsoft Safety Scanner, the program will be deleted, and any infected files and folders can also get deleted.

5. Create a new user profile

Acorrupt user profilecan cause Windows 10 to prevent any access to files or folders, hence randomly minimizing everything. You need to create a new user account (local) to resolve this.

Login to the new account you just created and see if the problem goes away. If it does, you can set your new account as an administrator and downgrade the old account. You can later return it to its admin level and check if the issue persists.

6. Uncheck the Interactive services detection setting

7. Disable Aero Shake using Registry Editor

The steps outlined here for Registry Editor must be followed carefully because any incorrect modifications to the registry may cause serious damage to your computer. Before making any changes, backup the registry for restoration in case of any problems.

If you want to reverse the change later, you can go back into Registry Editor and either set the DisallowShaking value back to 0 or delete the value altogether.

8. Disable the Microsoft Consumer Experience with the Local Group Policy Editor

To enable Aero Shake again, just follow the same procedure and set the Turn off Aero Shake window minimizing mouse gesture option back to Disabled or Not Configured.

We can now conclude this detailed guide with this solution. Similarly, ifWindows 10 closes apps when minimized, check our detailed guide to fix it.

Were you able to fix theWindowsrandomly minimizes everything issue with these solutions? Let us know in the comments section below.

Windows Randomly Minimizes Everything: 8 Ways to Fix it#

Why do all my windows minimize randomly?#

How can I fix Windows if it randomly minimizes everything?#

1. Turn off Tablet mode#

3. Boot in Safe Mode with networking, then perform an SFC scan#

4. Run the Microsoft Safety Scanner#

5. Create a new user profile#

6. Uncheck the Interactive services detection setting#

7. Disable Aero Shake using Registry Editor#

8. Disable the Microsoft Consumer Experience with the Local Group Policy Editor#