Windows – Remote desktop minimize fails when in full screen (Windows 7 locally and remote)

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I recently have a problem with Remote Desktop (RD) on Windows 7. When I am in a RD session in full screen and click on the "minimize" button on the RD toolbar, the screen flickers, but the window does not go away. The only way to minimize for me is to first click on "restore" and then on "minimize" in the non-fullscreen RD session.

Anyone has a solution?

Best Answer

I had the same problem and it coincided with me altering the Windows 7 performance settings for "Best Performance". The item that caused my problem was "Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing".

To fix:

  1. Go to Control Panel,
  2. System,
  3. Advanced System Settings,
  4. (Performance) Settings.
  5. Click the Custom button, then tick the 2nd option from the top. I was immediately able to minimize RDP windows.
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