Patch always minimized

hey guys, i am pretty new at V4 and i got a very bad problem, every time i open a patch it starts minimized.
and if i try to
made a rightklick on the taskbar it only gives me the choice to minimize. i also tried alt + 1,2,3 and enter but nothing happen…any idea?

i would try alt+r to get the root patch or ctrl+tab for a list of available windows…

thank you these shortcuts are very helpfull, i think i pressed alt+2 a bit to often…