How to prevent minimized word documents from expanding when I open another document

I have a Word document that I keep open with the window minimized on the taskbar all day long at work.  Every time I open another word document, it expands the minimized document as well as the document I just opened.  Then, I have to close the new document and minimize the always-open document to get back to my desktop.

 

Is there a way to prevent this?

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I had this problem for so long but found the solution!

Search for "regedit" in your start menu, open the programme.

Navigate: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT > Word.Document.12 > shell > open > command > then double click on "(Default)". 

In the box that appears, type "/q" before where it says "/n". It should look like this:

/q /n 

Click OK and your problem should now be fixed!

(2017)

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Last updated May 15, 2024 Views 9,159 Applies to: