diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.cs
index c05f14fe22..53197eba05 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.cs
@@ -186,10 +186,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public void SaveConfigSettings()
 		{
 			SaveColumnInfo();
-			Settings.Wndx = Location.X;
-			Settings.Wndy = Location.Y;
-			Settings.Width = Right - Left;
-			Settings.Height = Bottom - Top;
+
+			if (WindowState == FormWindowState.Normal)
+			{
+				Settings.Wndx = Location.X;
+				Settings.Wndy = Location.Y;
+				Settings.Width = Right - Left;
+				Settings.Height = Bottom - Top;
+			}
 		}
 
 		private void LoadConfigSettings()
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 439bf539f4..48162df17c 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			if (!InitializeOnLoad())
 			{
 				Close();
-				this.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
+				DialogResult = DialogResult.Cancel;
 				return;
 			}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/ToolManager.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/ToolManager.cs
index 26d4511156..c354158128 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/ToolManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/ToolManager.cs
@@ -199,10 +199,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			form.FormClosing += (o, e) =>
 			{
-				settings.Wndx = form.Location.X;
-				settings.Wndy = form.Location.Y;
-				settings.Width = form.Right - form.Left; // why not form.Size.Width?
-				settings.Height = form.Bottom - form.Top;
+				if (form.WindowState == FormWindowState.Normal)
+				{
+					settings.Wndx = form.Location.X;
+					settings.Wndy = form.Location.Y;
+					settings.Width = form.Right - form.Left; // why not form.Size.Width?
+					settings.Height = form.Bottom - form.Top;
+				}
 			};
 
 			dest[idx + 0].Click += (o, e) =>
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
index 3a407529ec..7ee58c663b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
@@ -313,10 +313,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			SaveColumnInfo();
 
-			Settings.Wndx = Location.X;
-			Settings.Wndy = Location.Y;
-			Settings.Width = Right - Left;
-			Settings.Height = Bottom - Top;
+			if (WindowState == FormWindowState.Normal)
+			{
+				Settings.Wndx = Location.X;
+				Settings.Wndy = Location.Y;
+				Settings.Width = Right - Left;
+				Settings.Height = Bottom - Top;
+			}
 		}
 
 		public void NewSearch()
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
index 8366a20273..e2bc2003c9 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
@@ -544,10 +544,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void SaveConfigSettings()
 		{
 			SaveColumnInfo();
-			Settings.Wndx = Location.X;
-			Settings.Wndy = Location.Y;
-			Settings.Width = Right - Left;
-			Settings.Height = Bottom - Top;
+
+			if (WindowState == FormWindowState.Normal)
+			{
+				Settings.Wndx = Location.X;
+				Settings.Wndy = Location.Y;
+				Settings.Width = Right - Left;
+				Settings.Height = Bottom - Top;
+			}
 		}
 
 		private void SetMemoryDomain(string name)