diff --git a/app/gui/ui.py b/app/gui/ui.py
index ab483d6..0f930f6 100644
--- a/app/gui/ui.py
+++ b/app/gui/ui.py
@@ -446,11 +446,6 @@ class UIBuilderMixin:
         max_btn.bind("<Leave>", lambda _e: max_btn.configure(bg=bar_bg))
         self._max_button = max_btn
 
-        min_btn = tk.Button(title_bar, text="—", command=self._minimize_window, **btn_kwargs)
-        min_btn.pack(side=tk.RIGHT, padx=0, pady=4)
-        min_btn.bind("<Enter>", lambda _e: min_btn.configure(bg="#2c2c32"))
-        min_btn.bind("<Leave>", lambda _e: min_btn.configure(bg=bar_bg))
-
         for widget in (title_bar, title_label):
             widget.bind("<ButtonPress-1>", self._start_window_drag)
             widget.bind("<B1-Motion>", self._perform_window_drag)
@@ -491,11 +486,54 @@ class UIBuilderMixin:
         except Exception:
             pass
 
+    def _monitor_work_area(self) -> tuple[int, int, int, int] | None:
+        try:
+            import ctypes
+            from ctypes import wintypes
+
+            user32 = ctypes.windll.user32  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            root_x = self.root.winfo_rootx()
+            root_y = self.root.winfo_rooty()
+            width = max(self.root.winfo_width(), 1)
+            height = max(self.root.winfo_height(), 1)
+            center_x = root_x + width // 2
+            center_y = root_y + height // 2
+
+            class MONITORINFO(ctypes.Structure):
+                _fields_ = [
+                    ("cbSize", wintypes.DWORD),
+                    ("rcMonitor", wintypes.RECT),
+                    ("rcWork", wintypes.RECT),
+                    ("dwFlags", wintypes.DWORD),
+                ]
+
+            monitor = user32.MonitorFromPoint(
+                wintypes.POINT(center_x, center_y), 2  # MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST
+            )
+            info = MONITORINFO()
+            info.cbSize = ctypes.sizeof(MONITORINFO)
+            if not user32.GetMonitorInfoW(monitor, ctypes.byref(info)):
+                return None
+            work = info.rcWork
+            return work.left, work.top, work.right, work.bottom
+        except Exception:
+            return None
+
     def _maximize_window(self) -> None:
         self._remember_window_geometry()
-        screen_width = self.root.winfo_screenwidth()
-        screen_height = self.root.winfo_screenheight()
-        self.root.geometry(f"{screen_width}x{screen_height}+0+0")
+        work_area = self._monitor_work_area()
+        if work_area is None:
+            screen_width = self.root.winfo_screenwidth()
+            screen_height = self.root.winfo_screenheight()
+            left = 0
+            top = 0
+            width = screen_width
+            height = screen_height
+        else:
+            left, top, right, bottom = work_area
+            width = max(1, right - left)
+            height = max(1, bottom - top)
+        self.root.geometry(f"{width}x{height}+{left}+{top}")
         self._is_maximized = True
         self._update_maximize_button()
 
@@ -520,14 +558,6 @@ class UIBuilderMixin:
         else:
             self._restore_window()
 
-    def _minimize_window(self) -> None:
-        try:
-            self.root.overrideredirect(False)
-            self.root.iconify()
-            self.root.after(50, lambda: self.root.overrideredirect(True))
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
     def _update_maximize_button(self) -> None:
         button = getattr(self, "_max_button", None)
         if button is None: