Screen minimizes "on its own"

[clowy101]

HP Laptop 15-da0xxx - running Windows 10 Home edition

I bought this laptop over a year ago and have been unable to find a solution to why my screen minimizes without me doing anything. It is very frustrating. I also use an external wireless mouse by logitech. I have searched and tried many different solutions without any success. It happens when I am typing a Word document as well as when I am writing an email. It happened while I was completing this form! I notice it when I move the mouse out of the way. It also seems to happen when I am hitting the shift key or if my hands are just resting on the keyboard while I am thinking. I would welcome any solutions! 

[praveen196]

@clowy101 Welcome to HP Community!

I understand that the Screen minimizes on its own.

Do not worry. I will try to fix the issue.

This issue is actually a feature by design in Windows 10. You might have heard about the new "Tablet Mode" (aka Continuum) feature introduced in Windows 10. This feature works like a bridge between PC and touch-enabled devices such as tablets. When this Tablet Mode is enabled, all modern apps open in full screen mode and that's why sometimes the main program window is automatically minimized if you open a sub-window in it.

So to fix this problem, you just need to turn the Tablet Mode off. You can disable Tablet Mode using following steps:

METHOD 1: Using Action Center

1. Click on Action Center (or Notification Center) icon in Taskbar notification area.

2. Now click on "Tablet mode" tile to disable the tablet mode immediately.

METHOD 2: Using Settings App

1. Open Start Menu and click on Settings option. It'll open Settings app. Alternatively, you can direct open Settings app using WIN+I hotkey.

2. Now click on "System" icon and in left-side pane, click on "Tablet Mode" section.

PS: Alternatively, You can directly launch this page using "ms-settings:tabletmode" command in RUN dialog box as mentioned here.

3. Now set the given options as following:

• When I sign in - Use desktop mode
• When this device automatically switches tablet mode on or off - Don't ask me and don't switch
• Hide app icons on the taskbar in tablet mode - OFF
• Automatically hide the taskbar in tablet mode - OFF

That's it. As soon as you change the above mentioned options, your both problems (missing titlebar buttons and programs keep automatically minimized) to Taskbar will be fixed.

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