When will we finally see a method to pull off-screen windows back?

mmo · 17 Jan 2020

Ggrrrr! This is such an infuriating bug in Windows!

Frequently switching between a big external monitor and the small laptop screen I regularly run into the situation that an application opens its window off-screen. Why is there no OS built-in option or command to force all these windows back to the visible screen portion? There is a "Cascade windows" and a "Show windows stacked" menu entry on the taskbar but for some idiotic reason these commands ignore off-screen windows.

Then I always need to dig out my cheat sheet on how to pull such a window back to the visible screen:

Alt-Tab until the invisible Window is selected
Alt-Space
R
Alt-Space
M
press any Arrow-Key
Move Mouse - now the window follows the mouse.

Isn't it hilarious that one has to do such rain dances just to bring back a window to visibility?
This is such a superfluous nuisance!!! MS - wake up and fix this!

dalchina · 17 Jan 2020

Discussed here, echoing your experience: (reputable site)
How to Move a Lost, Off-Screen Window Back to Your Desktop

In that see:
Get Hidden Windows Back with a Keyboard Trick

but you comment by contrast

There is a "Cascade windows" and a "Show windows stacked" menu entry on the taskbar but for some idiotic reason these commands ignore off-screen windows.

There's always the Feedback Hub app to try to get MS to take notice...

(Note- this is not a MS site)

Brink · 17 Jan 2020

In addition:

Move Off-Screen Window back On-Screen in Windows 10

Try3 · 17 Jan 2020

Or you can use WinKey+left/right arrow repeatedly until the lost window appears.

Denis