{"id":484601,"date":"2022-08-15T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-move-a-lost-off-screen-window-back-to-your-desktop\/"},"modified":"2022-08-15T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T22:00:00","slug":"how-to-move-a-lost-off-screen-window-back-to-your-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-move-a-lost-off-screen-window-back-to-your-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Move a Lost, Off-Screen Window Back to Your Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29d70212869\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29d70212869\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-move-a-lost-off-screen-window-back-to-your-desktop\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Move_a_Lost_Off-Screen_Window_Back_to_Your_Desktop%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Move a Lost, Off-Screen Window Back to Your Desktop&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-move-a-lost-off-screen-window-back-to-your-desktop\/#Get_Hidden_Windows_Back_with_Window_Arrangement_Settings_on_Windows_10\" >Get Hidden Windows Back with Window Arrangement Settings on Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-move-a-lost-off-screen-window-back-to-your-desktop\/#Get_Hidden_Windows_Back_with_a_Keyboard_Trick_on_Windows_10_or_Windows_11\" >Get Hidden Windows Back with a\u00a0Keyboard Trick on Windows 10 or Windows 11<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-move-a-lost-off-screen-window-back-to-your-desktop\/#Snap_a_Missing_Window_to_the_Side_of_Your_Screen\" >Snap a Missing Window to the Side of Your Screen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-move-a-lost-off-screen-window-back-to-your-desktop\/#Moving_a_Missing_Window_with_the_Keyboard\" >Moving a Missing Window with the Keyboard<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Move_a_Lost_Off-Screen_Window_Back_to_Your_Desktop%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Move a Lost, Off-Screen Window Back to Your Desktop&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-823703\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cascade-header.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Cascade Header Image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever had a window somehow get moved off your screen, you know it can be frustrating not being able to drag it back. We\u2019ve got a couple of ways you can move these rogue windows back to your desktop, though.<\/p>\n<p>This little problem can h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en for a couple of different reasons. The most common is if you have a secondary monitor that is sometimes hooked up and sometimes not \u2014 something that\u2019s pretty common for laptop users. Sometimes, if you disconnect the secondary monitor without turning off the \u201cextend desktop\u201d setting in Windows or moving your windows back to your main monitor first, windows that were on the second monitor can get stranded.\u00a0This can even happen with the new, more multi-monitor-friendly settings in Windows 10 and Windows 11. This off-screen window problem can also happen sometimes if an app moves a window off screen and doesn\u2019t move it back. But we have a couple of tricks that can help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Use Multiple Monitors to Be More Productive<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_Hidden_Windows_Back_with_Window_Arrangement_Settings_on_Windows_10\"><\/span>Get Hidden Windows Back with Window Arrangement Settings on Windows 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This option is not present in Windows 11.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The easiest way to get back a hidden window is to just right-click on the Taskbar and select one of the window arrangement settings, like \u201cCascade windows\u201d or \u201cShow windows stacked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-823705\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/click-cscade.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCascade windows\u201d setting, for example, will im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely arrange all open windows in a cascade, moving all windows back onto the main screen in the process.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-295658 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/osw_2.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows Cascaded on the Desktop after using the &quot;Cascade Windows&quot; option. \" width=\"504\" height=\"326\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_Hidden_Windows_Back_with_a_Keyboard_Trick_on_Windows_10_or_Windows_11\"><\/span>Get Hidden Windows Back with a\u00a0Keyboard Trick on Windows 10 or Windows 11<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows 11 made a number of changes to the user interface, and the taskbar was one of the features that saw the most changes. Windows 11 has <em>none <\/em>of the taskbar right-click options Windows 10 does, except for \u201cTaskbar Settings.\u201d That takes any of the above window positioning options in the right-click menu \u2014 like \u201cCascade Windows\u201d \u2014 off the table entirely. However, there are other tricks you can use.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Snap_a_Missing_Window_to_the_Side_of_Your_Screen\"><\/span>Snap a Missing Window to the Side of Your Screen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You can snap a Window to one side of your screen or the other using hotkeys. Select the window by clicking the icon on the taskbar or by hitting Alt+Tab until it is selected.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-824349\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Toad-middle-of-screen-alt-tab.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Use Alt+Tab to select the missing Window. \" width=\"650\" height=\"413\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Then you need to actually snap the Window to one side of the screen. Hold the Windows key, and then hit the Left or Right Arrow Key. For example, you\u2019d hold Windows+Left Arrow Key to snap the missing window to the left-hand side of your screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-824354\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/wikipedia-snapped-left.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Hit Windows+Left Arrow Key to snap the missing window to the left side of your screen. \" width=\"650\" height=\"412\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The Up Arrow Key puts the application in to full screen and the Down Arrow Key minimizes the window.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Then just left-click and hold the title bar of the window and drag it wherever you\u2019d like it.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moving_a_Missing_Window_with_the_Keyboard\"><\/span>Moving a Missing Window with the Keyboard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s also a simple keyboard trick you can use if you don\u2019t want to rearrange all your windows. First make sure you\u2019ve got the off-screen window selected as the active window. You can do this by pressing Alt+Tab until that window is active or\u00a0clicking the associated taskbar button.<\/p>\n<p>After you\u2019ve got the window active, Shift+Right-Click the taskbar button (because just right-clicking will open the app\u2019s jumplist instead) and choose the \u201cMove\u201d command from the context menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-823707\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/move-excel.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"170\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>At this point, note that your cursor changes to a \u201cMove\u201d cursor. Now, you can use your arrow keys to move the window.\u00a0You should also just be able to tap any of the arrow keys and then move your mouse slightly to have the window pop back onto the screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-823709\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cursor-with-move-enabled.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"153\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This trick will work on any version of Windows, but note that on versions <em>before<\/em> Windows 7 you just need to right-click the taskbar button instead of Shift+Right-Click to get the context menu. It\u2019s a handy little trick for solving a somewhat rare \u2014 but definitely frustrating \u2014 problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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