VCDS hogging the desktop!

[dieseljunkie]

I can't minimize VCDS (ver 10.6.2) when it's running. It takes over the desktop and is always on the foreground. Windows 7, 64 bit CPU. Anyone else have this problem? .

 

[JSWTDI09]

Interesting, I've never tried minimizing VCDS when it is running. I only run it when I want to use it. I will try this when I next use VCDS.

Have Fun!

Don

 

[wolfsburg_de]

Dunno what's going on, but it minimizes just fine on my PC and I haven't gotten other reports like that. Try updating to 10.6.4

http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds/download/current.html

 

[dieseljunkie]

It minimizes fine when VCDS is not communicating with the ECU. When it is, minimizing VCDS (using the Windows key + m) does not work, which makes it a pain if I want to click on desktop icons because I have to close multiple VCDS windows to get to the desktop.

 

[dieseldorf]

It minimizes fine when VCDS is not communicating with the ECU. When it is, minimizing VCDS (using the Windows key + m) does not work, which makes it a pain if I want to click on desktop icons because I have to close multiple VCDS windows to get to the desktop.

Mine is the same. (Hasn't it always been like this?)

 

[wolfsburg_de]

Ah, I see what you mean. You can minimize the main screen but once you connect to a module, another screen (or several) opens up. Can you click on "Show Desktop" on the Windows Taskbar? You should also be able to use Alt-Tab to toggle through programs that are running, including VCDS, bringing each one to the front.

 

[Lug_Nut]

Open VCDS
select 'Options'
select 'User Interface and Identification'
reduce the "window size"
click 'Save'
close VCDS then re-open it to use these new settings.

It and will now always be this smaller size, but it won't fill the desktop allowing you to move it around to uncover other desktop icons.