

Clicking on it, however, doesnt maximize it, nor does using windows-tab to switch to it. It would be good if Google actually respected Windows design principles, but this is a pretty solid workaround. When I run Chrome, the application appears in the task bar, and mousing over the app shows a miniature of the window I want open. One point: this didn’t actually take effect until after I rebooted my machine, but since then it’s worked like a charm. Make sure that the Run option is set as ‘Maximized’.

#Google chrome not opening in fullscreen full
Once your want to exit the full screen mode, simply press F11 again. Right-click on the shortcut you use for Chrome (whether that’s in the taskbar, on the desktop or on your Start menu) and select Properties. If you’re using Windows system, with the tab you want to show as full screen open, press F11 on your keyboard.Close the Chrome window to check if it got fixed or not. To exit full-screen mode, click the full-screen icon again or press the Esc key. The solution that worked for me was altering the shortcut which I use to launch Chrome to run maximised. When running Google Chrome in full-screen mode, press the F11 key on your keyboard to instantly exit to windowed mode. Click on the fullscreen button available at the top right corner of the window. Searching online suggests that you may be able to avoid this problem by closing Chrome using the Task Manager or by right-clicking on the title bar to close it, but both require extra effort. Fortunately, you can fix it with a little shortcut tweaking. Enable and Disable Full-Screen Mode in Chrome for Windows The quickest way to get Chrome in full-screen mode in Windows is to press F11 on the keyboard. To exit full-screen mode, repeat this process. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Command + F. One of Google Chrome’s minor annoyances on Windows is that it doesn’t restore on launch to the window size you last used - a nuisance if (like me) you prefer to run a maximised app window. From the menu bar, select View > Enter Full Screen.
