# IE Help with un-maximized window

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-help-with-un-maximized-window/114372>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 16, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-help-with-un-maximized-window/114372 "2002-06-16T16:44:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![flex727](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@flex727](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flex727)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-help-with-un-maximized-window/114372/1 "2002-06-16T16:44:30Z")

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Suddenly this weekend, any IE window that is un-maximized will display only the title bar and nothing else (except the minimize, maximize, & exit buttons on the far left that are part of the title bar). Anyone have a clue how to fix this?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-help-with-un-maximized-window/114372/2 "2002-06-16T18:51:20Z")

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Yes. Experiment with the mouse, grab onto the top, bottom, bottom-right corner, or side of the title bar with the mouse and drag it open, in whichever direction it seems to wanna go.

No clue as to why it does this occasionally. I think it’s just shy. 😃

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**Author:** ![flex727](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@flex727](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flex727)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-help-with-un-maximized-window/114372/3 "2002-06-16T22:11:36Z")

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Well, I’ll be! That worked! Many thanks, **Duck**.