# Can't move/minimize/close/resize the window, windows bar invisible, can't exit full-screen mode?
**URL:** https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cant-move-minimize-close-resize-the-window-windows-bar-invisible-cant-exit-full-screen-mode/51069
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [25 September 2026 12:10 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cant-move-minimize-close-resize-the-window-windows-bar-invisible-cant-exit-full-screen-mode/51069 "2026-09-25T12:10:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@banan314](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/banan314)
#### Post date: [25 September 2026 12:10 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cant-move-minimize-close-resize-the-window-windows-bar-invisible-cant-exit-full-screen-mode/51069/1 "2026-09-25T12:10:56Z")
### Operating system
Windows
### Joplin version
3.6.6
### Desktop version info
Joplin 3.6.16 (prod, win32)
Device: win32, 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
Client ID: 0975f7fe71ab4522b6b3a78e3410beee
Sync Version: 3
Profile Version: 53
Keychain Supported: Yes
Alternative instance ID: -
Sync target: Joplin Server
Editor: Markdown
Revision: e1cf924
Admonition markdown extension: 1.1.0
Backup: 1.5.1
Combine notes: 1.2.3
Convert Text To New Note: 1.5.1
Copy Code Blocks: 2.1.0
Create and go to #tags and @notebooks: 1.3.7
Freehand Drawing: 4.3.0
Joplin Batch: 0.2.2
Life Calendar: 1.5.1
Math Mode: 1.0.0
Note Tabs: 1.4.0
Outline: 1.5.15
Quick Links: 1.3.2
Record: 1.5.0
Slash Commands: Datetime & More: 1.5.1
Templates: 3.0.0
Text Colorize: 1.2.5
turnToChart: 1.9.3
### Sync target
Joplin Server
### Editor
Markdown Editor
### What issue do you have?
Joplin is in a full screen mode, I can't see the Windows bar, and I can't minimize/maximize/close window from the top right corner either, I think I saw the full screen mode earlier but I can't remember how to exit it, and I can't find an option either.
Other applications operate normally.
### Screenshots
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### Author:  [@CJeffyB](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/CJeffyB)
#### Post date: [25 September 2026 12:14 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cant-move-minimize-close-resize-the-window-windows-bar-invisible-cant-exit-full-screen-mode/51069/2 "2026-09-25T12:14:28Z")
Try your F11 key.
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### Author:  [@banan314](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/banan314)
#### Post date: [25 September 2026 12:15 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cant-move-minimize-close-resize-the-window-windows-bar-invisible-cant-exit-full-screen-mode/51069/3 "2026-09-25T12:15:33Z")
> Try your F11 key.
I already bound F11 to show/hide sidebar 🤦
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### Author:  [@CJeffyB](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/CJeffyB)
#### Post date: [25 September 2026 12:19 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cant-move-minimize-close-resize-the-window-windows-bar-invisible-cant-exit-full-screen-mode/51069/4 "2026-09-25T12:19:18Z")
On my install (Win 11, Joplin 3.7.18), when I bind F11 to that, it still toggles fullscreen, not the sidebar...
If nothing else, your screenshot shows access to the menu bar. Unbind F11 there?
Fullscreen is a Windows feature, inherited from the rendering engine used by Joplin, as far as I know.
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### Author:  [@banan314](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/banan314)
#### Post date: [25 September 2026 12:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cant-move-minimize-close-resize-the-window-windows-bar-invisible-cant-exit-full-screen-mode/51069/5 "2026-09-25T12:25:41Z")
> [@CJeffyB](#):
>
> Unbind F11 there?
>
> Fullscreen is a Windows feature, inherited from the rendering engine used by Joplin, as far as I know.
wth, it actually worked, thanks!
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### Author:  [@bwat47](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/bwat47)
#### Post date: [25 September 2026 13:21 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cant-move-minimize-close-resize-the-window-windows-bar-invisible-cant-exit-full-screen-mode/51069/6 "2026-09-25T13:21:54Z")
joplin uses F11 to toggle the sidebar by default but there's a quirk where it sometimes triggers fullscreen instead depending on which joplin ui element is focused: [Toggle note list using F11 fullscreening instead · Issue #15215 · laurent22/joplin · GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/15215)