Why my tabs open up weirdly

Hello,

I keep on finding myself in an annoying situation, where I may open an executable on my Windows 11 laptop, and the maximise, minimise, and close buttons are hidden from view. It doesn't open in fullscreen view and has those buttons beyond the reach of the mouse. Can anyone help with this launching problem my apps have? (The arrow indicates where the buttons move toImage

Hello Angus. I'm Greg, here to help you with this.

How are those buttons in your screenshot out of reach? Do they not work, because that indicates Edge needs repair?

1) Try dragging the Window down from it's top, then clicking the middle Maximize button a few times to try to program it to open full screen.

2) If that doesn't work then drag all four sides to fill the screen or open where you want it and in the size you want, press the middle Maximize button a few times to program it to open there.

3) If that doesn't work then there is likely a conflict with another app. Establish a Clean Boot to get rid of Startup freeloaders that can hog resources and cause issues by conflicting:
https://www.makeuseof.com/clean-boot-windows-11/

4) Try these fixes for fixing the position and size of where a window opens:

https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001478.htm

https://winaero.com/how-to-resize-a-window-to-a...

https://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-resize-an-un...

If Edge buttons are not working properly then try these fixes for Edge:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/microsofted...

Let me know if you have any questions or I can help performing any of the above steps. Based on the results you post back I will have other steps to try if necessary.
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I was using Edge as an example. My regular stuff, like Word and Edge, open up and look like the example above. But if I open a game or smth, it moves the maximise, minismise and close buttons (Circled in red) out of reach, where the arrow is pointing

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For Windows 11 windows maximize button is off screen and not reachable try these strategies:

https://askleo.com/cant-see-the-top-of-a-window/

https://www.technipages.com/bring-off-screen-wi...

One of those should work. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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Thank you, I'll try these methods

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Great, keep me posted on your progress as I will be here to help until the case is resolved.
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