Reset windows position

SlackerITGuy

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So a friend of mine runs a 3 monitor setup (lucky SOB), but one of his monitors died on him last night (can't remember if it's the 2nd or 3rd one). Anyways, he had a window that he last opened on the now deceased monitor lol. How can he reset the windows position to Windows 7 default?

Thanks.
 

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Select the program window he wants to rescue on the taskbar then tell him to hit Alt+Space then M. Now he can use the arrow keys to move the window back onto the visible displays.

I hope this is of use.

Oli
 

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Hello Cheeriokilla,

In addition, right click on the open (unminimized) window's taskbar thumbnail preview and click on Move. You can now press a arrow key, then either drag the window over with the mouse or continue using the arrow keys to manually drag the window back to an active display. When it's back, left click or press enter to drop it.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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Both tips worked.

Thanks you guys. Really.

Rep!
 

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Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Vapor-X Edition
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Realtek ALC898
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BenQ XL2411T
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1920 x 1080 @ 144Hz
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Plextor M3 Pro 128GB
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You can also use Win+Left Arrow or Win+Right Arrow a few times to Aero Snap the window back to a visible monitor. Also Win+Shift+Left/Right Arrow will make a window jump monitors directly.
 

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You're welcome Cheeriokilla. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted. :)
 

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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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Nvidia 9400m
Monitor(s) Displays
13.3" Internal + 22" DVI + 21.5" USB
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1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080
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Internal SATA 2.5" 500GB (395GB Mac HFS+, 105GB Windows NTFS)
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Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US)
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Hey guys, sorry to bump an old thread, but I'm wondering if there is a deeper solution to this issue. I'd like to reset the position of ALL windows. Windows must store the data for size/position of opened windows somewhere, and I want to delete that data and reset it to default.
 

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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone

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Custom built
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i7 4770k
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Asus Z87-A
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8GB Kingston HyperX Red
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 465
Hard Drives
SSD: SanDisk SDSSDP 128GB
HDD: Western Digital WDC 500GB
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MSE
Browser
Chrome
You're welcome. :)
 

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PC/Desktop
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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thank you so much for the tip, Alt + Space + M. It worked perfectly. When I saw the multi-directional icon, I used the arrow keys to bring that window I could not see into my main screen. I'm running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit Lenovo w530 laptop.
 

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