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How To Open Edge & Other Apps In Full Screen Mode In Windows 10

Last Updated on May 17, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

UPDATE: Staring with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709), you can open Edge in full-screen mode using F11 key.

For ages, Windows operating has been allowing users to open program windows in full screen for distraction-free work. If you are not sure how to open a program in full-screen mode, when a program is open, you can press the F11 key to open the program in full screen.

When a program is open in maximized window, we can see the taskbar as well as the title bar of the program. However, when a program is running in full screen, you cannot see the taskbar as well as the title bar.

The full-screen view helps users work without distraction. The full-screen view also gives more screen real estate which is a luxury in small screen devices. All classic desktop programs support the full-screen view.

Opening Edge and other apps in full screen mode

Microsoft Edge, the new web browser in Windows 10, doesn’t switch to the full-screen view when you press the F11 key. A quick web search reveals that there are many users who want to open Edge browser in full-screen mode with the F11 key.

open edge and other apps in full screen mode in windows 10

Most users are under the impression that Edge browser doesn’t support the full-screen mode or view. In fact, none of the modern apps respond to the F11 key.

The fact is that Edge supports the full-screen view. It’s just that you need to use a different keyboard shortcut instead of the standard F11 key to open Edge in full screen.

One can open Microsoft Edge in full-screen mode by simultaneously pressing Windows logo, Shift and Enter keys. This means that you can use Windows logo + Shift + Enter keyboard shortcut to open Edge in full screen in Windows 10. To exit the full-screen mode, use the same keyboard shortcut again.

If you are wondering why Edge doesn’t go full screen when you press the F11 key, it could be because Edge is a modern app and is different from classic desktop programs.

Please note that most of the modern apps such as Photos app, Mail, and Store also support the full-screen mode. Use the same keyboard shortcut to open these apps in full-screen mode.

Filed Under: Windows 10 Tagged: Tips

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