# Strange Internet Explorer question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-internet-explorer-question/225427>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 21, 2004, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-internet-explorer-question/225427 "2004-01-21T05:36:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jplacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@Jplacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jplacer)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-internet-explorer-question/225427/1 "2004-01-21T05:36:59Z")

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Let’s see if I can explain this so it makes sense.

I am having trouble maximizing Internet Explorer. When I maximize other apps from the taskbar, in order to get Explorer to open, I have to minimize everything that is “in front” of Explorer. When I maximize Explorer it will be “behind” everything else that is running.

I have never seen anything like this and this is the first time it has happened on this machine.

How can I get it to go back to normal. It is a real pain minimizing everything to get to Explorer.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-internet-explorer-question/225427/2 "2004-01-21T06:58:15Z")

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Have you tried rebooting? I recently had my machine on for 19 days and it started acting all funny like this.