Question Windows 11 Won't Remember My "Maximize" Preferences

[accesscpu_]

I've noticed a weird quirk since I just reinstalled a fresh copy of Windows 11. Several of the app windows I maximize that I wish to load full screen at the next start keep resetting to windowed mode. This only seems to happen with Windows based programs (as all my normal installed apps don't have this problem). Specially the Windows Photo app, as well as a few others. Again, only on the native OS apps that come pre-installed (and I've already updated all of them via Windows Update and the Microsoft Store).

Is there a setting I missed that will allow them to stay in the last state I put them in? This was never a problem before, and even my old system was running Windows 11.

 

[Lutfij]

If the app is opened by a shortcut, you can right click on this and go to Properties, then the Shortcut tab and change the Run drop down to Maximised.

You will need to hunt for the app's location on the drive.

Can you specify which app's you'd like to have opened maximized? Photos for me doesn't work.

 

[accesscpu_]

If the app is opened by a shortcut, you can right click on this and go to Properties, then the Shortcut tab and change the Run drop down to Maximised.

You will need to hunt for the app's location on the drive.

Can you specify which app's you'd like to have opened maximized? Photos for me doesn't work.

It just seems strange that every native Windows OS app I load, seems to wanted to always re-loaded in windowed mode. This is a fresh install, so not sure why this behavior is persisting. It was there from start and I can't change it.

For instance, the photos app isn't loaded from a shortcut, but rather whenever I double click any image file on my system. It will load it into the photos app, I maximized it. But when I close and re-open that specific image (or any image), it's right back to being windowed.

 

[accesscpu_]

Am I the only one having this issue? I have even tried manual resizing the windows to fit the screen, but they keep resetting.

 

[accesscpu_]

The more I read, I see others are having this issue (especially with Photos not maximizing) and it's a bug inherit in Windows (possibly from an update). Is there a work around or some way I can force specific programs to load maximized (even when Windows is buggy and won't do it automatically)? Or perhaps a registry edit that I can target just the Photos app (and force it into "always maximized" mode)?