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Why Does Quickbooks Open Minimized?
Well it is because; QuickBooks wants to give you the full view of your softwares dashboard. Thus they keep the company file minimized. If you no longer wants to go with the minimized view then you can do the following to help it open as a desktop view. But before you can move forward to maximize your window you would need to come to your QuickBooks homepage and close all the other windows that are running within QuickBooks.
If you have a newer or high-resolution monitor then you may need to modify your QuickBooks default settings. Here are the settings that we highly recommended you to get the best results for QuickBooks Desktop.
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Easy & Simple Troubleshooting Steps to Maximize The QuickBooks
Step One: Change Display Settings in QuickBooks
đź’ Initially, close QuickBooks
đź’ Next, press the Windows Start button
💠After that, type “QuickBooks” in the appear search bar
đź’ Once find then right-click on the icon and choose Open file location
đź’ Now right-click on the QuickBooks.exe file within the folder and then select Properties
💠When you’re done with that, open the Compatibility tab
💠Select the check-box option named “Disable display scaling on high DPI settings”
💠Users can also select and click on “Change high DPI settings” and then hit “Override high DPI scaling behavior”
đź’ Finally hit the Ok button after clicking on the Apply button.
Step Two: Adjust The View Preferences in QuickBooks
đź’ Next, choose the Desktop View from the list
💠And then select “My Preferences” tab
đź’ Now select the One Window that you find in the view section
đź’ At last, select or click on the Ok.
Step Three: Change Windows Display Settings
đź’ Perform all the relevant steps to reset the default display settings for Windows 10 and Windows 8
đź’ Then set the minimum screen resolution to 1024 x 768
đź’ For better visibility or best display, you can set up to 1920 x 1080
💠Once you’re done all the above steps then you can reset the system.
Other Solution to Resolve The Quickbooks Open Minimized
Before heading to resolve any error, make sure to create a backup file. In that manner, you can prevent your data from any loss then perform the following steps:
- In the first step, hit the right-click omisconfigckBooks icon on the desktop
- Now, you have to view the QBW.32
- Then, click on the Send to Desktop option
- GIve the next click on the QBW.32 file and then change it to MAXIMIZE
- Go to the compatibility tab and then choose the option “Rus as an Admin”
- Click on the Apply button and then OK
- Now, you need to rename the QBW.32 icon on the desktop to the QuickBooks current version
- The above step will help to reset the displayed preference in the QuickBooks
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FAQs
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How Do I Resize My Screen in QuickBooksâť“
âś” Click and drag the QuickBooks window until the upper-left corner of the window meets the upper-left corner of your monitor. To manually adjust the screen size, click and drag the lower-right corner of the QuickBooks window. To maximize the window, double-click the title bar in QuickBooks.
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How Do I Set Screen Resolution in Windows 7âť“
âś” Right-click any blank spot on the desktop then choose Screen Resolution. Make sure that the screen resolution is set to 1024×768 or higher. Select Make text and other items larger or smaller and make sure that the DPI is set to Smaller – 100%.
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How Do You Maximize The QuickBooks Windowâť“
âś” You can easily maximize the QuickBooks screen just by doing a few changes including changing your display settings, adjusting your view preferences, and changing the Windows display settings.