WinMaximumize

There’s only so much desktop space to work with, and if activities involve using a lot of windows, management can become frustrating. The Windows Snap feature can help to efficiently use space. However, more comfort is provided by specialized applications like WinMaximumize, which automatically adjusts a window via hotkeys.

The application is good to go from the moment download is done, because there’s no setup involved to take any of your time. On the one hand, this makes it possible to carry the app around on a USB flash drive. On the other hand, the target PC is not affected, because registry entries are not modified to ensure functionality. However, .NET Framework must be installed.

You might notice a new tray icon showing up when the application runs. There’s no prompt to let you know it’s there, and it’s the only place from which to access the configuration panel. It’s a good idea to pay it a visit, at least to view hotkeys, if you don’t plan on changing them. You can enable the Windows startup option so it’s ready when reaching the desktop.

What the application actually does is to resize the active window, and force it to fit in the rest of the unused desktop space. This means the function needs to be carefully triggered, and there needs to be some free space. The target window is resized to fill up all the space until it meets another window.

Unfortunately, it’s the only function it can process. There’s no possibility to undo, unless manually taking action. An additional option can be used when windows overlap. This can be set to ignore overlapping, or not to resize if there’s no desktop space left.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that WinMaximumize may come with a rather poor set of features, but it can help instantly fill up remaining desktop space with a second window of interest. Unfortunately, it can only target the active window, with some degree of attention required in the process for efficient space management.