diff --git a/panda/src/wdxdisplay/wdxGraphicsWindow.cxx b/panda/src/wdxdisplay/wdxGraphicsWindow.cxx
index 0dc3b95a83..fc4937b9be 100644
--- a/panda/src/wdxdisplay/wdxGraphicsWindow.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/wdxdisplay/wdxGraphicsWindow.cxx
@@ -1133,6 +1133,7 @@ void wdxGraphicsWindow::config(void) {
   _input_devices.push_back(device);
 
     ShowWindow(_mwindow, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
+    ShowWindow(_mwindow, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
 //  UpdateWindow( _mwindow );
 }
 
diff --git a/panda/src/wgldisplay/wglGraphicsWindow.cxx b/panda/src/wgldisplay/wglGraphicsWindow.cxx
index 9e5b4796aa..5c0811ce2d 100644
--- a/panda/src/wgldisplay/wglGraphicsWindow.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/wgldisplay/wglGraphicsWindow.cxx
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ void wglGraphicsWindow::config(void) {
   _mouse_entry_enabled = false;
   _entry_state = -1;
 
+  ShowWindow(_mwindow, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
   ShowWindow(_mwindow, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
 
   // Enable detection of mouse input