I had the same problem, but none of the previous solutions worked out. In a terminal I've started totem with the --replace option
:~$ totem --replace this has solved my problem -- Totem starts maximized and without window borders https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158840 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs