In Windows 11 if you connect multiple monitors, by default the open programs minimize automatically when you disconnect a second monitor. This feature automatically minimizes opened programs on the disconnected monitor and stacks them on the main monitor. You can turn this feature on or off using Windows 11 settings. This article will guide you to Turn On or Off Minimize windows when a monitor is disconnected.
Turn On or Off Minimize windows when a monitor is disconnected:
By default, this feature is enabled in Windows 11, follow the below-mentioned steps to turn off this feature, so that Windows don’t automatically minimize opened apps and program windows on the disconnected monitor. If you turn off this feature, Windows directly show all opened Windows on the main screen without minimizing on the main screen.
As I mentioned above this feature is enabled by default, you can turn off this feature in Windows 11 using two different methods.
Using Windows Settings:
Open Windows Settings by pressing Windows + I and from the left-hand side click on System and from the right-hand side choose the Display option.
Under Display, look for Multiple displays, click on the Multiple displays drop-down menu and Expand it.
Now you can see the option Minimize windows when a monitor is disconnected. Uncheck that option to turn off the feature.
That’s it Windows 11 will no longer minimize apps from a disconnected display. Instead, it will move all the opened apps and program windows and rearrange them into a stack on the remaining monitors.
If you want to enable this feature back, just follow the same steps and check the option “Minimize windows when a monitor is disconnected”.
Using Registry Editor:
Open the run command by pressing Windows + R and type Regedit and hit enter, this command will open the Registry Editor console.
Now navigate to the following registry path.
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
From the left-hand side click on Desktop and from the right-hand side look for the DWORD named MonitorRemovalRecalcBehavior, Double click on the DWORD and modify the value data.
Set the Value data as mentioned below and click on OK.
- 0 – To Enable
- 1 – To Disable
Close the registry editor and restart the system once.
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