Minimized Window Settings (App)

Matthew Monk
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  • Create Date March 5, 2020
  • Last Updated July 17, 2021

Minimized Window Settings (App)

This is a quick and dirty Windows console application that can be used to set the system-wide value for the width of minimized windows.  By default, this setting is calculated and set by Windows and applies to all applications.  However, sometimes this width can be a bit too small to see the title of minimized windows and also to accurately click the various buttons, particularly on a touch-enabled device.

Screenshot of minimized windows under default settings
Screenshot of minimized windows under default settings

This app allows you to change the width (in pixels) for all minimized windows.

Screenshot of minimized windows with modified settings
Screenshot of minimized windows with modified settings showing the wider windows.

Note that this is a system-wide setting and changing the value from the default value may have unintended consequences.  Use at your own risk.  This application is provided with no support or promise of working correctly.  Compiled for 64-bit Windows.

This application is written in C++ and changes the value via the SystemParametersInfo Windows API call and the MINIMIZEDMETRICS data.

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Matthew Monk

Matthew is a Civil Engineer with 20 yrs experience in the industry. He started work as a design consultant involved in numerour road, highway, drainage and land development projects. During that time, he became an integral part of the 12d development group, developing company standards, conventions, and customisations and providing support and training to users in offices around the world. After his design role, Matthew moved to head up the UK office of 12d Solutions, being responsible for the sales, support and training for all 12d Model users throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Since returning to Australia in 2015, he has setup his own business providing consulting services to the civil infrastructure industry. As part of this work, he has helped develop innovative and streamlined survey and data management processes on large construction projects, including Northconnex, Westconnex Stage 3A, Melbourne Metro and others.

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