Hi, I just installed the 7.2.33 client on all my systems and everything is fine, except on Windows 8.1 system, when the system starts up, the BOINC client starts maximized on the desktop instead of minimized with no open window (just icon int he tray). This behavior is observed only on the Windows 8.1 x64 system. I have the client running on Windows 7 and Vista systems and they all start up minimized fine. Only on Windows 8.1 does it refuse to start up minimized.

Anyone else with same problem? Any ideas on how to fix?

OK.

W8.1, Launching the BM from either the panel or start bar or search loads it in normal or maximized mode, whatever I last exited the BM. When telling to launch the BM on sign-in, it loads minimized to the systray.

Not figured out how to do this in W8, but in W7, bringing up the icon properties, allows to tell how to start the BM, normal, minimized. Even when setting minimized the BM opens normal, but when BM is launched on sign-in it goes minimized to the systray.

At the very least, switch the BM to Normal view before exiting. Rinse and repeat sign-out > sign-in to see if it goes to systray without opening a window.

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Well, nothing I tried helped, even selecting launch minimized under settings. As a last resort, I just brute forced it by uninstalling, wiping it clean and re-installing it and.... it now works as it should (launches minimized to system tray).

Ok, problem solved, back to crunching.