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I just opened Wunderlist (the one from the Windows store) and the top half is off-screen. Right-clicking the icon in the task bar and selecting move no longer works, since it's not there. Accessing the move command in the menu bar through the keyboard as suggested here doesn't work.
How do I get it back on screen? (and why is this still an issue, so many years later?)
Filip Haglund
Posted 2016-07-10T12:15:54.380
Reputation: 1 150
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Sometimes it is impossible to right click the runaway window so none of the other solutions here work. The only foolproof method that I found ALWAYS helps is to find the process in task manager, click on the arrow to expand the application dropdown, then right-click the process and select "maximize window".
codemon
Posted 2016-07-10T12:15:54.380
Reputation: 607
Selecting what, @Rup? :) – Filip Haglund – 2017-03-27T18:34:42.087
Woops, no idea why it truncated my last few words, sorry! – codemon – 2017-03-27T23:20:57.207
Do you not have a taskbar? – BryanOfEarth – 2017-08-07T19:56:27.830
3In Win 10 task manager, you may have to click a small arrow to expand the process and then right-click the lost window and maximize. – CyberMonk – 2017-10-11T03:27:55.723
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Hm, I don't have the "maximize window" option. This worked for me though.
– Peter – 2017-10-27T10:09:13.0633In the current windows 10, there is no "maximize window" in the task list, via process, or in the start menu. For me. – Brian Bulkowski – 2018-03-21T22:46:31.640
@Peter and Brian, did you click on the arrow next to the app in the "processes" tab? – foobarbecue – 2018-06-03T00:17:24.070
@foobarbecue yes, all I have as options is: End Task, Resource values, Debug, Create dump file, Go to details, Open file location, Search online, and Properties. – Peter – 2018-06-04T05:22:17.273
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First activate the window by clicking on it on the taskbar and then press the Windows logo key on your keyboard together with the left or right arrow key.
If the window was minimized, you have to press Windows logo + arrow up key.
Alexander van Trijffel
Posted 2016-07-10T12:15:54.380
Reputation: 181
1usually this works for me too. But today it didn't :( – Jake Smith – 2017-05-30T19:24:40.020
This did the trick for me. Application had no shift+right click menu (WinSCP). Held Windows Key and tapped <left> a few times and voila! – Source Matters – 2018-03-03T00:30:12.257
That's done the trick, as @SourceMatters said, sometimes need a couple of repeated <left> clicks. – raphie – 2018-06-17T22:07:41.197
1Great option, the others did not work for me. – boardtc – 2018-11-27T16:10:32.820
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Resizing the window from the bottom and dragging it to the edge of the screen to activate the snap function worked.
Filip Haglund
Posted 2016-07-10T12:15:54.380
Reputation: 1 150
Screenshot plz? – Stackcraft_noob – 2016-07-10T12:19:38.653
23Generally Alt+Space then R (restore) or Alt + Space then X (maximize) should bring things in focus. – Jedi – 2016-07-10T13:40:27.940
Try Nirsoft's WinLister which is mentioned in the linked post. In WinLister, select the window you want to center and press Ctrl + F6. Or right-click the entry and click "Center Selected Windows". – w32sh – 2016-07-10T14:16:30.420
2So at work i have two monitors. The window in question was in the right monitor when i left work (close laptop lid). Working from home today, the window would fly to the right. Only thing that worked was Alt + Space then X (maximize) .. thx Jedi! – robnardo – 2018-03-28T12:41:33.663
1Alt+Space then M will let you move the window around using the arrow keys. That helped me get out of this situation. Also once you start moving with the arrow keys, you can continue moving with the mouse until you click the left button to release. – PlantationGator – 2018-06-29T14:14:04.883
winlister is the best.. I tried the other tricks before, but this one works all of the time.. alt-space, etc. only works on some windows – Mikey – 2020-02-24T13:43:36.433