Windows 7 treats minimized apps differently than previous versions. This can be nice if the program was written for Windows 7, but what if it wasn't? Chances are, you will need to put the smack down on Windows 7 for these apps.
Basically, Windows 7 allows you to change the way an application behaves, fooling it into thinking it is on an earlier version of Windows. It just doesn't make it very obvious while the application is running.
So first, close that application. Then find the executable file for it (you may need to look at the properties of the shortcut for this). Navigate to the executable in windows explorer, right click on the file, and choose properties. Click the Compatibility tab and check the "Run this program in compatibility mode" option, then choose the version of windows that made you happy.
That's all there is to it. The application should now behave as it did in that previous version of Windows.
Notable examples that this fix works great for:
- Live Messenger does not minimize to the tray in Windows 7.
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