How can I maximize a specific window through cmd? (Windows)

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I just want to make a simple Notepad .bat file that would maximize a specific process window. Is that possible?

score 20 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 05 '20 at 11:03

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If you want to maximize an already-running program/window you can try with windowMode.bat using its title (or a string that the title starts with):

@echo off
call windowMode -title "Notepad" -mode maximized

Or with its process id:

@echo off
call windowMode -pid 1313 -mode maximized

edited Jun 05 '20 at 11:03

Peter Mortensen

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answered Mar 09 '17 at 19:53

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Thanks for this, saves the day when IntelliJ stays in a minimized state with no way to get it to behave like it should. Cool idea to have a batch with code and invoking csc on it to do advanced magic. – philippeback Feb 25 '20 at 11:52
This should have been the answer as the OP asked about maximizing any process – Anshuman Chatterjee Jul 27 '20 at 07:25

score 13 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 05 '20 at 11:02

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Start takes an argument to do that.

START /MAX notepad.exe

However, if it is an already-running instance, it is outside of cmd's control.

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answered Feb 07 '13 at 20:39

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Nice! I needed a BAT script to start a process (a shell) in a maximized CMD. This did the trick: `START /MAX cmd.exe /C "mode con cols=500 lines=500 && bin/my_shell.exe"` – Hubro Apr 05 '14 at 12:34

How can I maximize a specific window through cmd? (Windows)

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