All games minimize at startup

I have a problem with Vista by minimizing all the games at the start. Sometimes, it is not possible to maximize their because they keep minimizing. I thought that I followed him the question until the development of steal Vista Sidebar, but this isn't the case, it seems.
In any case before someone asks:
(1) I'm not pressing Alt + tab
(2) I'm not pressing Win key
(3) I don't have any programs running in the background
(4) it is reproducible on more than one machine (out of the 3 I have in fact) and is fairly common according to Google search
(5) it is not happened with Windows XP
(6) Vista is updated, DirectX is up to date, the drivers are up-to-date
(7) computer hardware is not faulty (as I said that I've tried on 3 machines, a new)

Hi Slavedriver,

Thanks for your reply. The reason why I asked on Nvidia cards, what I read a few posts on other discussion groups on the subject. If you are using the latest drivers, Nvidia has a parameter that should be enabled or disabled to work properly with the Aero theme. Maybe it's the time of pilots. The transparency feature may be consuming a lot of resources. Unless someone has a better answer, I'd say that your best bet is supported from Nvidia. Maybe they have a newer driver or can offer help in the settings of the cards. Sorry, I couldn't be more help. Let us know of all the new developments.

Although Microsoft works closely with many OEMs and parts 3d and worked by ensuring compatibility with hundreds of devices and applications Microsoft does not guarantee the functionality of these devices or applications. It is the responsibility of the OEM / 3rd party to provide drivers or updates for their products in order to make them work under Windows.

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