Some windows 10 users reported that when they maximised a window of any application like browser (Chrome,IE etc) or a program , it shows an empty or black space at the top. The rest screen looks OK, and behaves normal. This thing is bugging many users and if you happen to be one among them, then here is the fix to solve the problem.
Table of Contents
Fix 1 – Reload Graphics card
Press CTRL + Shift + Windows Key + B keys together from your keyboard to reload Graphics.
Now, try again and it will work. If it does not work, try next method.
Fix 2 – End Dwm.exe in Task manager
This is a quick but weird workaround, but works anyway.
1. Right click on Taskbar and Choose Task manager.
2. Click on details tab.
3. Locate dwm.exe , Right click on dwm.exe and choose end Task.
Fix 3 – Using Intel Graphics control panel
1. Search Control panel in windows 10 search box. Click on control panel icon.
2. Search Intel Graphics Settings in the search box.
3. Click on Display.
4. Select Scale Full screen and check Override Application settings.
5. Click on Apply.
Fix 4 – Disable Protected view in Office
1 -Open any office application such as Word or excel.
2 -Now, click on Options
3 – Now, Select TRUST Center from left and then click on Trust center settings from right.
4 – Now, Select Protected view from left and then in the right side, Just Uncheck every protected View Option
5 -Click OK and close the windows.
Now, try again.
Fix 5 – Edit System properties
1 -Search SYSDM.CPL in taskbar search and click on it.
2 – Now, Click on Advanced tab.
3 – Select Settings under performance.
4 – Now, Uncheck Animate Windows When Minimizing and Maximizing and Show Window Content While Dragging
5 -Choose apply and ok.
Fix 6 – Disable App readiness service
1 – Search services in windows search and then click on gear shaped service icon from the search result.
2 – Now, Locate App readiness and then double click on it.
3 -Now, Stop the service and Choose startup type as disabled from dropdown.
Saurav is associated with IT industry and computers for more than a decade and is writing on The Geek Page on topics revolving on windows 10 and softwares.
khai says
fix 1
the best solution
Anonymous says
Option 1 works for me
Nitin says
2nd option worked for me ! Thank you !
Evan says
Option 1 worked great for me, thanks a lot!
Alison says
Many thanks – option 2 was great…
Acho says
Thanks! First Option worked just like a magic!
vpx says
This bug appeared when one monitor was set to 125% scale and the other 100%, setting both monitors to 125% fixed it.
Anomalia says
Fix 1 worked after doing it twice (as recommended). Thank you!
Helen says
Thanks commenter Matty B – your solution worked for me. I hope I don’t have to keep doing it and it remains a permanent fix 😉
Matty B says
Reload the graphics using (taken from the Microsoft known issues page):
Ctrl + Shift + Win Key + B worked
TAP1962 says
Same as others no dwm.exe or “intel graphics settings” It happens almost every day. Starts fine and then mid morning it pops up. If I click to close a window, it closes the one behind it which I can’t even see until it flashes for a second and then closes. I have to restart my computer to regain the whole screen. Very annoying.
JMD says
Fix #1 worked. Thank you.
Sarah Ashley Pavlik says
Whoa. That actually worked. Thank you !
john says
Nothing comes up in a search in my control panel for “intel graphics settings”
2nd option worked.
Does this work for good, or is it something I’ll need to do everyday?
Renato says
Pressing F11 to “enter full screen” and then back again to “exit full screen” does the trick on mine, which has an NVIDIA card too.
Will says
1st option worked for me, thanks heaps for the help 🙂
Anna Curvin says
Neither option is working for my HP2009m.
DMac says
2nd option worked for me, thanks!
Anonymous says
I Couldn’t locate the 1st one.
The 2nd option worked for me.
thanks
Steve Leighton says
Nothing comes up in a search in my control panel for “intel graphics settings” and there is no dwm.exe in my task manager search.
Hmm… any other ideas?
Thanks
Zaca says
Fix 1: I’m not using Intel Graphic Card, but NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti.
Fix 2: it was my first try, but nothing happened, it returns with the bug.
In my case, the top of maximized windows may be buggy, not repainting and ignoring clicks. All clicks go to the background windows.