I have a slight problem.

[SamKnause]

When I have a window open and I minimize it and open another window

the new window is getting smaller and smaller.

It is now approximately 1" in height and 5" inches long at the bottom of the page in the right hand corner.

I am afraid it is going to disappear altogether and I will only be able to have 1 window open at a time.

I hit the space bar and alt at the same time to bring up a small square with the options of;



restore; it is not in bold and it does nothing

move; I tried using the arrows to enlarge the page to the original size but that does not work

size; It does nothing to the size

-minimize; it minimizes

maximize; when I click it my window is restored to the original size

new tab

reopen closed tab

task manager

x close



How can fix this problem permanently ???


Please bear in mind that I know little to nothing about computers so the answer must be in simple

terms that I can understand with step by step instructions.

My computer is a new desktop HP.

I use Google Chrome as my search engine.

[Doodley]

1. Have you tried turning off the computer and back on?

[SamKnause]

2. Yes, many times since this problem started.

Thank you.

[Goonch]

3. When you have a window open to what exactly?

Incidentally, chrome is a browser and not a search engine per se.

[SamKnause]

5. When I am on DU or any other site.

I like to listen to MSNBC online.

I keep it minimized while I read and blog on DU.

I minimize the DU page and click on Google Chrome to open another page or tab.

Thanks for the correction on browser and search engine.

What is a search engine ???

[Goonch]

7. Google is a search engine -

When you say the top right are you referring to an X that closes the browser?
What exactly are you clicking on?

You'd probably be better off downloading Firefox browser https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
In my opinion

[Fresh_Start]

4. why are you minimizing window rather than opening a new tab?

what do you do to minimize the window?

[SamKnause]

6. Maybe I am using the wrong computer language.

I hit the - at the top right.

Then I hit the the google icon to open a new tab.

[better]

8. Okay, so here's what you're doing...

You are launching multiple instances of Chrome, instead of opening multiple tabs within on instance.

To open a new tab in the current instance, click the little parallelogram to the right of the tab on the very top of the browser window. It will launch a new tab, from which you can navigate to any website you like. You can then click back on any other tab to bring it back to the front. Think of it like tabs in a 3 ring binder. A second browser instance is a whole other binder.

A browser, by the way, is a program (of which you can launch multiple instances) which you use to access webpages.
Search engines like google provide search results, and are one of many types of websites you might access with a browser.

[SamKnause]

9. Thank you, thank you, thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had to add a few more thank yous.


Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[better]

14. Glad I could help!

For future reference, google (search) is your best friend. The trick is often simply figuring out the correct question to ask. The good news is that the more wrong questions you ask it, the more you wind up knowing!

There are of course also some catch-alls that you can add to any problem like "Web browser basics", or "how do I {insert task}", which will often include the background information you need to help learn how to identify the correct question.

[SamKnause]

15. I searched Google many times over several months.

That is where I found out how to hit the space bar and alt at the same time.

Many times I don't understand the answers.

You knew how to explain it in simple terms for someone who doesn't understand the language.

Navigating Windows 10 is different than Windows Vista.

Sometimes it felt like I was starting all over.

Thanks for the suggestions on future searches.

Again, thank you so very much.

[Fresh_Start]

12. thank you...for sorting this out

i was pretty sure it was an issue of minimizing versus new tab...but you got to the heart of the matter quickly

[mantis49]

11. Go here:

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/8yfqZSiyUSI

Click on the first response for it to show the full answer.

[SamKnause]

13. Thank you.

I bookmarked the page.