Restore after `maximize-window`

Question

If I have multiple windows open, I can maximize one using M-x maximize-window.

How should I restore the windows to their original size?

Answer 1

One possible way: save the current window configuration to a register, maximize and then when you are done, restore the saved window configuration. E.g. to save it in register R: C-x r w R; then to restore: C-x r j R. These run the commands window-configuration-to-register and jump-to-register resp. You can look at the doc strings of these functions with C-h f RET window-configuration-to-register RET e.g.

Here's a link to the relevant section of the Emacs manual.