Troubleshoot applications not opening or opens minimized in the taskbar

Try the following steps if an application is not opening. The application may be opening off-screen, minimized, or hidden in the taskbar.
  1. Look for the application icon in your taskbar, where all open program icons appear. If you see the icon, continue to the next step.
  2. Hold the
    Shift
    key and right-click the application icon in the taskbar.
  3. Select
    Maximize
    or
    Restore
    .
On Windows 11, if the previous steps don’t work:
  1. Right-click your desktop and select
    Display settings
    .
  2. Select
    Display
    in the side menu.
  3. Select each monitor and use the
    Change the size of text, apps, and other items
    slider to set the same DPI percentage for all monitors.
  4. Sign out of Windows, then sign back in.
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If the previous steps don’t fully restore or open the minimized application, try the following:
  • If you use multiple monitors, rearrange the monitor order in Windows Display settings.
    1. Move the monitor rectangles into a different order place 1 on top, and the other on bottom
    2. If arranged left to right, reverse the order so the right monitor becomes the left and vice versa
  • You can also open applications from a different workstation that has Azure Remote Desktop or Windows App installed.
    1. Sign in to the other workstation and open the applications
    2. Move the application window to the primary monitor
    3. Close the applications and sign out of the account
    4. Sign in to the same account on the original workstation and try launching the applications again

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