How to make Windows Update window appear maximised when I open it?

MarcLister · 13 Mar 2009 at 02:43

Following on from http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17753962 I would like to make it so that when I run the Windows Update shortcut on my Start menu the window for Windows Update appears maximised across the whole screen and not in its reduced form.

I've briefly tried the above method on Vista x64 and I can't find anything that looks like being the way to get the Windows Update window to be maximised.

Does anyone know how to do this or are confident it isn't possible in Vista? I just hate having programs and utilities run that aren't maximised and that I can't force to be maximised.

I've checked the shortcut and the wuapp.exe itself and I can't alter the permissions for it.

Dingleberry88 · 13 Mar 2009 at 03:03

Open it. Maximise it. Close it while holding shift.

Should always run maximised now.

MarcLister · 13 Mar 2009 at 03:19

Cheers dude. It works.

Amazing how such a simple solution is the answer!

IAmATeaf · 13 Mar 2009 at 09:44

Or if starting it from the Start menu you could have altered the properties for the shortcut, set Run to Maximised.

platypus · 13 Mar 2009 at 10:09

Dingleberry88 said:
Open it. Maximise it. Close it while holding shift.

Should always run maximised now.

Doesn't work in XP!

MarcLister · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:35

IAmATeaf said:
Or if starting it from the Start menu you could have altered the properties for the shortcut, set Run to Maximised.

I did check that and it was already on Maximised.

platypus said:
Doesn't work in XP!

Cos this is a Vista fix foo!

The link in my OP is to your thread for XP, specifically services.msc I think it was?

platypus · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:53

Aye works for services, not windows update!

MarcLister · 16 Mar 2009 at 01:19

Dingleberry88 said:
Open it. Maximise it. Close it while holding shift.

Should always run maximised now.

It's gone back to how it was before.

CrazySpeaker · 16 Mar 2009 at 01:27

Dingleberry88 said:
Open it. Maximise it. Close it while holding shift.

Should always run maximised now.

Does that work for all windows in Vista?

thepeganator · 16 Mar 2009 at 01:36

CrazySpeaker said:
Does that work for all windows in Vista?

Has for me, been using it a lot

platypus · 16 Mar 2009 at 09:30

MarcLister said:
Cos this is a Vista fix foo! The link in my OP is to your thread for XP, specifically services.msc I think it was?

Why can't they maintain some bloody consistency

?

MarcLister · 16 Mar 2009 at 12:09

I know. It is quite annoying.

Dingleberry88 · 16 Mar 2009 at 12:24

CrazySpeaker said:
Does that work for all windows in Vista?

Yep, should work for all explorer windows in Vista and XP.

CrazySpeaker · 16 Mar 2009 at 14:22

Dingleberry88 said:
Yep, should work for all explorer windows in Vista and XP.

Cool, I will find that useful