Symptom: IE opens a maximized window shifted down and to the right.
Remove any 'Auto-hide' option for the taskbar and while the window is maximized, resize the taskbar then return it to the desired size. This is to try to make Windows re-calculate the window size and boundaries.
If no joy, run regedit and remove these registry key values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\window_placement
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Explorer\desktop\oldWorkAreas\OldWorkAreaRects
Then reboot.
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Last updated 9 DEC 01