WindowState remaining Minimized despite being set to Normal

[robertybob]

Hi.

I have a form that has the following code onload.

If Not My.Settings.MyLocation.IsEmpty Then
    Me.Location = My.Settings.MyLocation
End If
If Not My.Settings.MySize.IsEmpty Then
    Me.Size = My.Settings.MySize
End If
Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal
 

When the form is closed it decides if it should store the new size/location based on the following code.

If Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal Then
    My.Settings.MySize = Me.Size
    My.Settings.MyLocation = Me.Location
    My.Settings.Save()
End If
 

Every time I open the form it finds the correctly stored size of 1500,700.

However if the form was closed by right-clicking whilst it was minimised, it seems to ignore these settings and the requested Normal window state and remains minimised when loaded without any way to reinstate it.

This only seems to occur when the form is opened, minimised, closed whilst minimised then opened again. (Opening is done via a Show() command). The first loading seems to be ok.

Any ideas what on earth is going on and/or how to force the form to open at the stored size/location and normal state every time, no matter what state it was in when closed?

Thanks

[robertybob]

Ok seems to be no straightforward answer so I'll post my solution here.

I had to hack around this by setting the WindowState to Normal immediately prior to closing so it always closes in Normal state.

It means the window briefly shows before closing but that's ok if there's no proper solution.