Prevent Internet Explorer From Opening In A Small Window
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A problem that many users encounter is that Internet Explorer continuously opens in a small window, one that looks as though it has been resized. This is due to the fact that Internet Explorer will remember the last window size when it is closed. You can easily return to a full screen again using the steps outlined below:
- Close all instances of Internet Explorer that are currently open, except for one.
- Right click a link on the web page and select Open in new window.
- Close the first instance of the browser that was originally open using the “X” in the top corner.
- Resize the existing window by dragging the top and sides until it is full screen again.
- Click the “X” in the top corner while holding down the Ctrl key.
The next time you open your browser, the window will once again appear full screen.
5 Comments
larry
June 2nd, 2007
at 10:01am
My IE7 opens to full screen but when I click a link in my Juno inbox IE7 opens a small screen. I don’t see anywhere to select open to do your resizing procedure
Dan Fulbright
July 9th, 2007
at 7:19pm
My thanks to Diana Huggins for her tip on Preventing Internet Explorer from opening in a small window. All my desktop shortcuts were opening in small size no matter what I did. I used her tip and everything is back to normal. Thanks again.
John O
July 10th, 2008
at 12:00pm
Thanks Diana, this helped me figure out what was going on. However, one correction is that (at least under XP SP2) all you have to do is open the window and use the corners to pull and expand the window to full screen and then you can close the browser without using the control key, or without having to open an new window. Just open IE, pull the corners to expand the window to full size then close by clicking the X in the upper right corner.
Olive
July 25th, 2008
at 6:53am
Thanks, Diana, and thanks John O, both your indications work (I also have XP SP2)
JustAGuy
October 6th, 2008
at 9:52am
The solution of stretching the window and then closing it is not a solution at all. The window is still opening “small”, you have simply redefined small to be the size of your screen. The next time you or an application opens a small window with different dimensions, you will see the problem has not been fixed. Like so many, I would enjoy a more permanent solution, and one that does not force me to close every window I have open (they are open for a reason). Thanks!