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Keeping Outlook365 window from collapsing
I like to have my newest email at the bottom of the message window, but unless I have a message older than the newest selected, the whole window moves up so that only the last message shows, like raising window blinds until only the bottom of it is visible.
Is there any way to keep this from happening? I don't recall it doing this until fairly recently (last month or so).
I have Office365 on a Window 11 Pro machine, all up to date.
TIA!
2 Replies
1. Core fixes
Disable automatic window management
Right-click Taskbar → Uncheck ‘Hide taskbar automatically’.
Outlook Options → Advanced → uncheck ‘Show separate items in taskbar’.
2. Window Layout Lock (Registry Method)
powershell
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Preferences /v DisableWindowResizing /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
3.Multi-Monitor Environment
powershell
# Force window memory location
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\General /v DontRememberWindowPos /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
4. Optimise touch screen devices
Device Manager → Ergonomic Input Devices
Disable all ‘HID-compliant’ touch device test
5. Enterprise Deployment Configuration
xml
<Policy
<WindowSettings>
<OutlookWindowBehavior>
<MinimizeOnClose>false</MinimizeOnClose>
<RememberWindowSize>true</RememberWindowSize>
</OutlookWindowBehavior>
</WindowSettings>
</Policy>
Running HTML
6. Advanced Debugging Steps
Window Handle Analysis
powershell
Get-Process outlook | %{ $_.MainWindowHandle } | Out-GridView
7. GDI resource monitoring
powershell
perfmon /res # Check for GDI object leaks
8. Add-on conflict test
Safe mode startup: outlook.exe /safe
Gradually enable COM add-ons
9. Temporary alternatives
Use Powershell to keep windows
powershell
$wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell
while($true) {
if (-not $wshell.AppActivate(‘Microsoft Outlook’)) {
Start-Process outlook
AppActivate(‘Microsoft Outlook’)) { Start-Process outlook
Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
}
10. Third-party tool locking
WindowManager
Actual Window ManagerUnfortunately, nothing here worked for me. It still does the same thing.
I do have one 3rd-party program that I thought might interfere (StartAllBack for the old-style start menu), disabling it did not affect the Outlook problem.
Thanks for your response!
