How to maximize Visual Studio panels?

Question

Is there a way to quickly maximize (and then restore) Visual Studio 2010 panels? For instance, I\'d like to temporarily maximize the Output window or unit test results window. I

Answer 1

Right click title bar, then choose 'float', it will only get that window, not the whole panel. Then double-click to maximize.

Also, the commands are

Window.Float
Window.Dock

and you can assign them keyboard shortcuts under tools\options. So for example I mapped them to Ctrl-Shift-F7 and Ctrl-Shift-F8, and then after once maximizing the Output window, henceforth if I have the output window docked, I just focus it and then a key makes it big and other puts it back, hurray.

Answer 2

If you have already installed Productivity Power Tools 2017 (PPT), and the double click file tab is not working or any other feature in PPT, just reset the PPT and it should work just fine after restarting visual studio 2017.

Answer 3

This feature has been added to Visual Studio Productivity Power Tools 2013 ("Double click to maximize windows"), which is free to download.

This new feature allows double-clicking any window tab to maximize it to full-screen mode and restore it back to its initial docked state - without having to worry about float operations or changes to your window layout.