It probably happens to all of us. Sometimes an app starts normally, but its main window appears off-screen. This often happens with portable apps, when you run them from a flash drive on a display which has lower display resolution than the previous one. Here is how to resolve this issue.
What can I do to retrieve windows that have gone off screen? Ask Question Asked 8 years, 2 months ago. After they close so when you reopen them they are in the spot where they were closed and I cannot see any of these windows that were closed off screen. Windows-xp window. Jul 03, 2017 The “Cascade windows” setting, for example, will immediately arrange all open windows in a cascade, moving all windows back onto the main screen in the process. Get Hidden Windows Back with a Keyboard Trick. There’s also a simple keyboard trick you can use if you don’t want to rearrange all your windows. First make sure you’ve got the.
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My Computer Screen Disappears
Another good example of the situation is a multi-display PC. If you are working on a laptop with an external display connected, you could easily forget a window on the external display and then disconnect it. Although usually the window should move to your primary display, sometimes it remains off screen. Here is how to return it home.To move an off-Screen window back to the Screen in Windows 10, do the following.
- Press and hold the Shift key and right-click the app's taskbar icon.
- Select Move in the context menu.
- Use the left, right, up and down arrow keys on the keyboard to move your window. When you have moved the window to the desired position, press Enter.
There is an alternative way to achieve the same. It involves the keyboard only. You might find it faster. Also, it is the only way to move a window when it does not have a taskbar button, e.g. if it appears only in the system tray.
Move an Off-Screen Window With Keyboard Only
- Press Alt + Tab and select the app's window thumbnail. The app window will become active, but still not visible.
- Press Alt + Space , then press M. This will activate the Move option of the window.
- Use the left, right, up and down arrow keys to move your window. When you have moved the window to the desired position, press Enter.
Disappearing Window Screens Windows 10
Tip: See how to tweak Alt+Tab to enlarge thumbnails and disable live aero peek preview. Also see two secrets of Alt + Tab dialog in Windows 10 you might not be aware of.
That's it.
Window Disappears Off Screen
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