How to move a window that’s off the screen on Windows 11
If you can’t get to an app because it appears off the screen, try these three things to fix the problem.
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OnWindows 11, if a window moves out of the screen, you have multiple ways to make it viewable again, and in this guide, I will show you two tricks to accomplish this task.
Sometimes, for whatever reason, you will notice that the system will move a window out of the screen, making it impossible to grab and move the app around the desktop, even if you re-open the application.
Windows 10 has a feature known as “Cascade windows” that organizes open windows into a diagonal stack with visible title bars that fix this issue quickly, but this option is no longer present on Windows 11. However, you still have more than one way to drag the window onto the screen again using the Task View and Move keyboard shortcuts
In thishow-to guide, I will outline the different ways to drag an app window into the screen again on Windows 11.
How to move off the screen window to the desktop on Windows 11
Windows 11 provides different mechanisms to relocate a window again on the screen if it goes off the screen.
Option 1: Task View
After you complete the steps, the app window will be accessible from the desktop.
Alternatively, you can also click on the app in the Taskbar and then use the"Windows key + left or right"arrow (depending on where the window is) multiple times until the window is again on the screen.
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Option 2: Keyboard shortcut
Once you complete the steps, the window will be available on the screen.
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Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.
