diff --git a/Crypto Notepad/App.config b/Crypto Notepad/App.config
index 9d49b7c..e977e22 100644
--- a/Crypto Notepad/App.config	
+++ b/Crypto Notepad/App.config	
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
             <setting name="WindowSize" serializeAs="String">
                 <value>645, 460</value>
             </setting>
+            <setting name="WindowState" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>Normal</value>
+            </setting>
         </Crypto_Notepad.Properties.Settings>
         <EncryptPad.Properties.Settings>
             <setting name="TopPosition" serializeAs="String">
diff --git a/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index b98f523..aeaf4e8 100644
--- a/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs	
+++ b/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs	
@@ -268,5 +268,18 @@ public bool AutoLock {
                 this["WindowSize"] = value;
             }
         }
+        
+        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.SettingsProviderAttribute(typeof(PortableSettingsProvider))]
+        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("Normal")]
+        public global::System.Windows.Forms.FormWindowState WindowState {
+            get {
+                return ((global::System.Windows.Forms.FormWindowState)(this["WindowState"]));
+            }
+            set {
+                this["WindowState"] = value;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.settings b/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.settings
index 108ce84..a3aaf5e 100644
--- a/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.settings	
+++ b/Crypto Notepad/Properties/Settings.settings	
@@ -59,5 +59,8 @@
     <Setting Name="WindowSize" Provider="PortableSettingsProvider" Type="System.Drawing.Size" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">645, 460</Value>
     </Setting>
+    <Setting Name="WindowState" Provider="PortableSettingsProvider" Type="System.Windows.Forms.FormWindowState" Scope="User">
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">Normal</Value>
+    </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
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