General Move Off-Screen Window back On-Screen in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to move an off-screen window back on-screen to the desktop in Windows 11.

Sometimes you may have accidentally moved a window off-screen, or left a window opened on another connected display and disconnected it without remembering to move the open window back to your primary display.


Contents

  • Option One: Move Off-Screen Window back On-Screen from Taskbar Icon Menu
  • Option Two: Move Off-Screen Window back On-Screen from Taskbar Thumbnail Preview Menu
  • Option Three: Move Off-Screen Window back On-Screen from Alt+Tab




Option One

Move Off-Screen Window back On-Screen from Taskbar Icon Menu


1 Press and hold the Shift key.

2 Right click on the off-screen window's taskbar icon. (see screenshot below)

3 Release the Shift key.

4 Click/tap on Move.

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5 Your pointer will now turn into the Move Move_icon.png pointer.

6 Perform an action below to move the off-screen window back on-screen where you want:
  • Press the Up, Down, Left, and Right arrow keys to move the off-screen window to where you want, and press Enter to drop the window.
  • Press any arrow key, use your mouse or touchpad to move the off-screen window to where you want, and click/tap on the left button (primary) on the mouse or touchpad to drop the window.



Option Two

Move Off-Screen Window back On-Screen from Taskbar Thumbnail Preview Menu


1 Hover the pointer on the off-screen window's taskbar icon to see its thumbnail preview. (see screenshot below)

2 Right click on the taskbar thumbnail preview of the off-screen window.

3 Click/tap on Move.

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4 Your pointer will now turn into the Move Move_icon.png pointer.

5 Perform an action below to move the off-screen window back on-screen where you want:
  • Press the Up, Down, Left, and Right arrow keys to move the off-screen window to where you want, and press Enter to drop the window.
  • Press any arrow key, use your mouse or touchpad to move the off-screen window to where you want, and click/tap on the left button (primary) on the mouse or touchpad to drop the window.



Option Three

Move Off-Screen Window back On-Screen from Alt+Tab


1 Press the Ctrl+Alt+Tab keys.

2 Select the off-screen window in Ctrl+Alt+Tab, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

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3 Press the Alt + Space + M keys to turn the pointer of the off-screen window into the Move Move_icon.png pointer.

4 Perform an action below to move the off-screen window back on-screen where you want:
  • Press the Up, Down, Left, and Right arrow keys to move the off-screen window to where you want, and press Enter to drop the window.
  • Press any arrow key, use your mouse or touchpad to move the off-screen window to where you want, and click/tap on the left button (primary) on the mouse or touchpad to drop the window.

That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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