How to Recover Off-Screen Windows in Windows

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Whether you are using multiple displays with one powered down or simply are unable to find a lost window while using Microsoft Windows, you can follow one of these two easy steps to recover it with ease:

Right-click (or shift + right-click in Windows 7) the window in the taskbar and select move. Then press one of the arrow keys on your keyboard. The window is now locked to your mouse, so you can bring it back into view by moving your mouse to a visible location on the screen. Once found, click the mouse to drop and place it in it's current location.
Select the window using alt + tab. Then hold down the windows key and press the right or left arrow key on your keyboard. A single press will move the window to the side of the screen, two presses will move it to the next screen (if you are using multiple displays).

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Maximum PC, Nov. 2010, page 69

Last Updated on Thursday, 30 September 2010 21:30

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