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Retrieve a window that is off the screen

This article explains what to do if you see a program in the taskbar but not on screen and explains how to retrieve a window that is off the screen.

Written by Terence Cassidy
Updated over 2 months ago

To do this:

  1. Hold down the Shift key,

  2. then right-click on the appropriate application icon in the Windows taskbar.

  3. On the resulting pop-up, select the Move option.

  4. Begin pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the invisible window from off-screen to on-screen.

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