steam stuck in minimized mode in tray

[TommyMG96]

when i click on the icon in the tray it wont open when i hover over it i can see stuff, but when i go to click it just stays minimized i have Windows 8.1

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Once it's minimized, u either have to double left click it for the main client window to come back up. Or right click the icon to access other options.

If still doesn't work, try logging out of your Windows User account and then back in again and relaunch Steam.

[TommyMG96]

ok tried left clicking it, and logging in and out twice and still doesnt work...

[Bad 💀 Motha]

If it's in your startup, perhaps it is a Win8 issue. I'm not sure on that.

If it's in your startup, then try right click the taskbar, and click on Task Manager. Find Steam.exe in there and manually end the process. Once it is closed out, relaunch Steam again using desktop/start menu shortcut. See if that resolves the issue. If so, then remove Steam from your startup.

[TommyMG96]

ok reinstalled steam now when i right click it it only says close windows

[TommyMG96]

figured it out i did WIN+P and it was stuck on extended so i switched back to pc screen

[Odysseus]

Originally posted by Sanyo™:

when i click on the icon in the tray it wont open when i hover over it i can see stuff, but when i go to click it just stays minimized i have Windows 8.1

I had the exact same problem. Completely uninstall steam, and re-install it. That worked for me. Also. Other things like spotify, skype, etc. Didn't work either. Uninstalling and re-installing worked for them to.

[mo]

windows 10 pro isn't working for me ;-;

[TRIBAL]

Originally posted by Thomas:

figured it out i did WIN+P and it was stuck on extended so i switched back to pc screen

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH thank you, i wish i'd found your thread before reinstalling everything!! thanks mate.

[ma dukes....]

Originally posted by TRIBAL:

Originally posted by Thomas:

figured it out i did WIN+P and it was stuck on extended so i switched back to pc screen

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH thank you, i wish i'd found your thread before reinstalling everything!! thanks mate.

Oh my god thank you this worked for me

[Papa Primal]

I was so frustrated i already uninstalled my whole library not realizing the games had to come down with steam before reading this solution at the end so press F

[Sealifes]

Originally posted by samir:

Originally posted by TRIBAL:

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH thank you, i wish i'd found your thread before reinstalling everything!! thanks mate.

Oh my god thank you this worked for me

i have this problem but I don't know what you mean WIN+P and something stuck on extended and something pc screen please help someone

[webwalker63]

Originally posted by TommyMG96:

figured it out i did WIN+P and it was stuck on extended so i switched back to pc screen

great that worked for me as well : Win11

just saved my mind

[webwalker63]

Originally posted by FROST Kailua:

Originally posted by samir:

Oh my god thank you this worked for me

i have this problem but I don't know what you mean WIN+P and something stuck on extended and something pc screen please help someone

press and hold the windows button (on my keyboard between the left ctl and left alt) and the letter P

the a sidebar comes up to tell you about monitor modes ...

[TrapBeastYRN_2]

Originally posted by TommyMG96:

ok reinstalled steam now when i right click it it only says close windows

You saved me, i searched ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ everywhere but couln't find nothing, after a month i find this, ty (Windows 11, it fixed every application that had this issue)

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Interesting. Seemingly there is an issue over on Win11 regarding this issue.