Maximized Window Fix for Visual Studio Code
Important: The issue seems to be fixed in the current version of VS Code (since V1.51, October 2020), so this extension should no longer be required. If you are on that version or later, the extension will not auto-run the fix and it will suggest uninstalling. If you find you do still need it, you can run the fix manually by clicking on the status bar icon (☐), and/or set the vscode-maximize-fix.force extension setting described below to prevent the warning.
Features
This extension works around VS Code issue 85592, where the maximized window is larger than the screen on some computers with mixed DPI monitors.
The fix runs automatically when the extension starts, and a small small status bar icon (☐) shows feedback. It works by finding VS Code windows (by default, those with titles ending with Visual Studio Code or Visual Studio Code - Insiders) and removes the WS_CAPTION window style.
You should not have to manually run the fix but, if you choose to, the extension adds a command Maximize Window Fix (vscode-maximize-fix.fix) with default hot-key Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M, and you can also run this command by clicking on the status bar icon (☐).
Requirements
This extension is only needed in affected versions running on Windows with the (default) setting window.titleBarStyle == custom.
Extension Settings
Settings:
vscode-maximize-fix.auto -- Automatically run the Maximize Window Fix when the extension starts. (default: true)vscode-maximize-fix.statusbar -- Shows a status bar icon (☐) to show feedback or to manually run the fix. (default: true)vscode-maximize-fix.suffix-vscode -- Window title suffix to match VS Code windows. (default: Visual Studio Code)vscode-maximize-fix.suffix-vscode-insiders -- Window title suffix to match VS Code Insiders windows. (default: Visual Studio Code - Insiders)vscode-maximize-fix.force -- Ignore checks for the right platform/configuration/version and always run the fix. Be warned that your title bar might go missing if you've changed the (default) setting window.titleBarStyle == custom. (default: false)
Release Notes
See: Change Log
Installation
To install the extension, click Install on:
Alternative installation methods:
- In Visual Studio Code open the Extensions panel (
Ctrl+Shift+X), search for Maximized Window Fix and click Install
- Or, in Visual Studio Code press
Ctrl+P and type: ext install danielgjackson.vscode-maximize-fix.
- Or, manually Install from VSIX... the ready-built
.vsix file from: GitHub releases.
The extension is open source and the source code is available at:
You can download the source with:
git clone https://github.com/danielgjackson/vscode-maximize-fix- Or, download a snapshot:
PowerShell -Command "& {Invoke-WebRequest https://github.com/danielgjackson/vscode-maximize-fix/archive/master.zip -o _temp.zip ; Expand-Archive _temp.zip ; move _temp\vscode-maximize-fix-master vscode-maximize-fix ; rmdir _temp ; del _temp.zip}"
You can build your own extension package .vsix file (Node.js must be installed first):
npm install -g vsce && npm install && vsce package
As an alternative to using the extension, you can manually run the underlying executable vscode-maximize-fix.exe (you may specify custom window title suffixes as arguments):
- If already installed with the extension, located at:
%USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\danielgjackson.vscode-maximize-fix-*.
- Or, download the ready-built binary from: GitHub releases.
- Or, build from source using Microsoft Build Tools:
build.cmd.
- Or, build from source by cross-compiling from Windows Subsystem for Linux (with a Ubuntu/Debian default distro):
wsl sudo apt install build-essential gcc-mingw-w64 && wsl make.
