Restore, Minimize and Close buttons not working in Windows 10 : Fix

Windows 10 is the most popular operating system in the world and day by day, it is reaching millions of devices. The reason is, it's versatality and amazingly smooth and easy to use user interface and the end of the support for the legacy Windows versions. Although Windows 10 is almost a perfect OS but it has too many bugs as well. With every update, user report several issues on reddit and in Microsoft forums. I would keep you updating with the latest issues and their troubleshooting steps through this blog. One of the issues is "Restore, minimize and close buttons are not working". Let's see the steps to fix this issue quickly and effeciently.

1. Turn off the tablet mode
Many users have smaller screens in their Windows devices and the tablet mode is enabled in these devices by default. I have noticed that the minimize and restore buttons usually don't work in may devices if the tablet mode is enabled. So the first step to fix this issue is to disable the tablet mode. To disable the tablet mode, follow the steps below:
> Click on the notification button and click on "Tablet Mode" to disable it and check if your issue has been resolved.

2. Boot your machine in clean boot state
To boot the machine in clean boot state, press Windows and R keys together and it would open the RUN box. Now type msconfig and click OK. Now from the System Configuration window, click the "Services" tab and then click "Hide all Microsoft services". Now click "Disable All", then Apply and then click OK. Now restart your computer and check if the issue has been resolved.

3. Run system file checker and DISM commands to restore the PC health
Open command prompt in elevated mode and run the following commands:
sfc /scannow
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Now restart the machine and check if the issue has been resolved.

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