Windows – Why does Windows Calculator always start minimised

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I often start Calculator by pressing the little Calculator button on my MS keyboard – but for some stupid reason it always starts minimized – meaning I have to restore it first before I can use it. Any idea why it would do this?

It appears to start fine if I start it any other way.

Update: I've just realized this only happens when Visual Studio 2008 is in focus – which is a lot of the time on my machine. Weird! Still annoying though.

Update 2: OK, so it's not just Visual Studio – but Calculator starts without focus in all programs. Some programs it starts under, and some programs it starts over the top, but still not focused – so you have to click on the program itself or on the taskbar.

Best Answer

I had the same problem with Windows 7 x64. I fixed it by creating a command file calc.cmd with the following lines:

start C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe 
exit

Then I assigned the key to run the command file, and calc now starts in the foreground.

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