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Questions tagged [off-screen]

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Move an off-screen window back on-screen on Mac OS X

It seems that Mac OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard has a tendency to leave some windows off-screen at times, especially when I disconnect an external monitor from my MacBook. How can I move the window back on-screen when it's not possible to grab the title…
Matthew Rankin
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VLC has gone over the top left of the screen. How do I move it?

I started VLC the other day, and it is starting off the top left corner of the screen, so as I can't select the title bar to move. I've tried right clicking it's entry in the task bar, and selecting move, and that didn't work either. How do I get it…
Macha
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How can I permanently fix a window that starts off-screen?

When running SQL Server Management Studio 2014, the Connect Object Explorer window always starts off-screen: I've tried the ALT+SPACE+M trick from this SU question and that works to move it, but when I close or cancel out of the Connect Object…
Brandon
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Move an off-screen window back on screen in macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

When high resolution external monitors are plugged in and unplugged the windows get rearranged and several of my apps routinely get moved almost entirely off screen. There is only a sliver of the app available, not enough to grab and move. How can I…
RustyToms
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On Ubuntu wheezy/sid running Gnome how to I move a window partially off the screen?

When I click on another window the moved window springs back to its previous location, so it's fully visible in the current desktop. I don't need to see it all the time, I just need to be able to grab part of its title bar so I can drag it…
Eric
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How do I move a window off screen in OSX?

I'm using OSBuddy, if you don't know what that is, it's basically a java client for a game. I'm also using a dual screen, iMac with an ASUS connected via VGA/thunderport that's to the left of my screen. OSBuddy is basically a game, and I like…
Overcode
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Windows 7 Snipping Tool doesn't appear when launched

When I run Snipping Tool from my start menu, no window appears. The process is running according to Task Manager. It is reproducible and not a stuck process because if I kill the current instance and restart it, the same problem occurs. Since I…
Ben Voigt
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Move off-screen SUB-window back to visible screen on Windows 10

This is NOT a duplicate to the common question, how to get an application window from an offscreen position. I am familiar with those problems and know the solutions, like moving windows with SHIFT+WIN+ARROW keys, WIN+SPACE and Maximize, etc.…
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