Why do all my new windows open minimized to the taskbar?

[Phil]

Something has changed in my computer recently that is
driving me crazy.

Everytime I open a new window, it opens up to the taskbar
in it's minimized size. Then I have to right click it and
choose "maximize" for it to be open.
I have asked this question several times here, but it
seems nobody at Microsoft can come up with an answer.

Is there a registry setting that tells the system to open
all windows to maximum as the default?

 

[Norm]

Right click on the shortcut to the window, select properties and see what's
in the "Run:" window. If it's Minimized, change it to Normal window or
Maximize.