Force a Windows shortcut to open Maximized

For anyone who likes all their all their windows maximized, it can be frustrating when a program doesn't open maximized. Follow the steps below to make any shortcut always open the program as full screen in Windows.

1. Right-click on any Windows shortcut and click Properties.
2. In the shortcut Properties window (as shown below) in the Run: section click the down arrow and choose Maximized.
3. Once the above steps have been completed click Ok and open the program.