Comments on: Quickly minimize & maximize all open windows, or inactive windows only https://www.thewindowsclub.com/shortcuts-to-minimize-all-or-only-inactive-windows TheWindowsClub covers authentic Windows 11, Windows 10 tips, tutorials, how-to's, features, freeware. Created by Anand Khanse, MVP. Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:13:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: ROTB https://www.thewindowsclub.com/shortcuts-to-minimize-all-or-only-inactive-windows#comment-60232 Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:15:00 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=2985#comment-60232 I’ve been wondering what I accidentally hit to make all my windows **suddenly** go away, and now I know how to make them come back!

Thank you!

]]> By: Nigel https://www.thewindowsclub.com/shortcuts-to-minimize-all-or-only-inactive-windows#comment-37041 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:49:00 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=2985#comment-37041 how do I maximize an inactive winow?

]]> By: Anand Khanse https://www.thewindowsclub.com/shortcuts-to-minimize-all-or-only-inactive-windows#comment-30398 Fri, 29 Nov 2013 15:36:00 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=2985#comment-30398 In reply to Arun Kumar.

Thanks Arun. :)

]]> By: Arun Kumar https://www.thewindowsclub.com/shortcuts-to-minimize-all-or-only-inactive-windows#comment-30397 Fri, 29 Nov 2013 15:24:00 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=2985#comment-30397 Nice tip. Thanks for sharing. I prefer to keep only one window maximized at a time. I noticed that some applications, if running maximized, take up more memory space even if they are not active/focused.

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