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Comment from CB on 2011-12-12

2011-12-13T01:56:20Z

Thank you for the article. The pictures were very helpful and I was able to quickly resolve the issue.

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Comment from seinn on 2011-11-27

2011-11-28T05:23:21Z

Thanks a lot. solved my problem

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Comment from Kerosene on 2011-11-24

2011-11-24T08:49:05Z

Holy crap. I've been using Windows since 3.x and have this problem at least once a year.
THANK YOU!

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Comment from Macilles on 2011-11-18

2011-11-18T14:20:57Z

Hover over the program's icon in the taskbar, then right-click the Thumbnail of the window you wish to move.

Select Maximize, now click the window's title bar and drag it.

The window should resize to what it was before and you can place it anywhere (but best keep it on the screen this time :P)

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Comment from Brian Craigie on 2011-11-17

2011-11-17T14:04:25Z

That's doing it the hard way.

Click on the item in the task bar, then press Windows Key + Shift + Left Arrow key. It will move your window from the right monitor back to the left monitor.
To move the opposite way, use Win + Shift + Right Arrow.

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Comment from Dan on 2011-10-26

2011-10-26T21:18:11Z

OMG. Thank you!!!

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Comment from Nobe on 2011-10-06

2011-10-06T14:01:31Z

Thanks, this was very helpfull!

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Comment from Mike Solinas on 2011-10-05

2011-10-05T22:29:22Z

Found this page with a Google search. Famtastic. Helped me out.

Thanks so much!

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Comment from paul fisher on 2011-08-24

2011-08-25T06:14:52Z

was using mozilla, power failure, now it is the only program to open in the taskbar and I can't move or maximize to full screen....after reading your article, still stuck......help

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Comment from Tom S on 2011-07-14

2011-07-14T15:37:12Z

I'm using Windows 7, and I've tried every trick and key combination listed here. Nothing works. My Google Talk window remains off the screen and only a fleeting moment of motion animation occurs (as if it is zooming "into" its button on the taskbar) every other time I click it. I have pressed shift-right click. I see the menu that says restore/minimize/maximize/close, but the move option never appears on that list--Yes, even if I have chosen "restore" first. In addition, the Windows+arrow button combo does absolutely nothing, in any mode. The only way to get my window back is to restart the computer each time this happens (and it usually happens when going from the laptop's higher native resolution (1920 x 1080), to the desk monitor's (1280 x 1024) (Yes, fewer pixels, but they're larger, and thus easier to read, and thus docking is worthwhile).

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Comment from Tahi on 2011-06-28

2011-06-29T00:59:00Z

Thanks man! Shift Right click! I shouda thought of that!

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Comment from Sasha on 2011-06-14

2011-06-14T18:20:59Z

Thank you so much! You're a life saver!

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Comment from Michael Phillips on 2011-06-13

2011-06-13T19:53:15Z

thank you , yo have been a big help , i had a video game that popped up off the side of my screen as if it was in the center of another screen to the left, i thought it may be because i was fooling around with my duel monitor positions,..so i messed with that all day yesterday and could never get it back on screen. that is now fixed

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Comment from Jax on 2011-06-04

2011-06-05T03:54:22Z

Hop over to the icon on the task bar and the snapshot of your application will show up. Move you mouse cursor to the small snapshot screen and right click the screen, choose move option, then use your left/right to move the application back to your display desktop. If "Move" was not an option, choose "Restore" first.

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Comment from wcoenen on 2011-05-31

2011-05-31T15:24:51Z

You can just use windows+left/right arrow to dock the application window to the side of your visible desktop.

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Comment from kaupz on 2011-05-09

2011-05-09T09:27:47Z

thank you. win7 gave "Alt+Space" option also for missing Google Chrome window, but i did not know, that i have to use arrow keys, instead of mouse.
"Shift+right click" worked also.
but i hoped that win7 is smarter, and understands, when the second screen is disconnected or laptop undocked and then switched on.

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Comment from m. stroman on 2011-04-30

2011-04-30T21:39:28Z

All I can say is thank you! The disappearing window problem has been plaguing me for days and I am glad you gave me a workable solution.

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Comment from James Culigan on 2011-04-10

2011-04-10T20:15:33Z

Thanks for the tip - this has been driving me crazy for months.

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Comment from emily on 2011-03-26

2011-03-26T16:05:09Z

I have an off-screen dialog window that i can't access in Adobe Illustrator. No matter what I do, I can't get it back on the screen, I've tried everything, help! I'm using Windows 7

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Comment from Hurric on 2011-03-03

2011-03-03T18:11:08Z

thank you for the write up. MS yet managed to take something super simple and make a mess out of it. Such a stupid design.

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Comment from Rick on 2011-02-24

2011-02-24T17:16:44Z

Windows Key + Right Arrow. thing worked then I had to go to display settings and change monitor settings . Windows are back .In Windows 7 To change display settings go to control panel and click the display icon . then on the left change display settings choose display # 1 and save settings . Everthing should be back to normal.

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Comment from Steve on 2010-12-20

2010-12-20T20:35:41Z

Windows 7 does not always like the shift-right click to activate a move, I usually change the display properties to a smaller view setting, select the item that is newly visible, then change the display back to your liking.

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Comment from Jake on 2010-12-03

2010-12-04T07:40:04Z

All good suggestions, the only thing I can add, is that after you have clicked "move" you only have to tap an arrow key (say left for example) to "bind" the mouse to the movement of the window, then you can move the mouse to reposition with window without having to move it entirely with the keyboard.

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Comment from Randy on 2010-06-14

2010-06-14T15:59:55Z

one thing related to this that might help.

I used the trick to shift+right click and then get the move cursor, but the window I wanted to move was completely off screen, and the move cursor would disappear. INSTEAD OF USING THE MOUSE WHEN YOU GET THE MOVE CURSOR, USE THE ARROW KEYS IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT.

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Comment from David Piscopo on 2010-06-01

2010-06-01T12:10:42Z

The Windows 7 trick of Windows Key + Right Arrow key does not always work. One way to get the old (XP, Vista behavoir) is to hold down the shift key whilst right mouse clicking. Check it out.

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Comment from Andre Miller on 2010-01-26

2010-01-26T18:59:45Z

There is a much easier method in Windows 7. Give the window focus, by clicking on it in the Task Bar, and then press Windows Key + Right Arrow. That will snap the window to the right side of the screen.

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Comment from Stephen Mann on 2010-01-19

2010-01-20T05:30:57Z

If it recurs often, as do one of my programs since installing Windows 7, then there's a freeware program that may help: Shove-it. (www.phord.com)

This program makes it impossible to move a window off-screen.

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Comment from Andy on 2010-01-19

2010-01-20T02:31:39Z

I personally feel that the "new" labelless icons are disgusting and the lack of text makes identification slow.

Setting the taskbar options to either "combine when full" or "never combine" can solve the problem.

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Comment from Steve on 2010-01-19

2010-01-19T21:09:08Z

These solutions will probably fix the immediate problem of being able to resize the window, however when the full screen mode is re entered you will be faced with the same problem again, It sounds like this problem may be occuring due to an incorrect display resolution. Check the Display resolution for both your monitor and please be aware there are seperate display resolution settings within media centre, when you make the inital display resolution settings, make sure theat media centre is in full screen mode on your preffered monitor,

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