Method to get windows left open on second monitor which is off back to primary monitor in Win7?
I have a dual monitor setup, my primary and the second monitor is actually a large TV which is usually off. If windows are left open on the TV like windows explorer I have to turn the TV on to get it back on to my main monitor.
Is there any setting in Windows 7 that would let me right click an opened window in my task bar and have it sent back to my main monitor? This isn't about extending my task bar across to the other monitor. Just a simple right click option to send the windows back to this primary display, is there any way to do that?
Thanks
Pressing Win+Shift+Arrow moves the current window across screens.
Just found an answer while Googling here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/f3040564-0457-4c91-af71-dce1bc673a99/moverecover-offscreen-window
It says...
Windows 7 has a cool new feature that should help. Click the icon in the taskbar to ensure that the program has focus. Then hold down the Windows key and press the right-arrow a few times. That should move the window across your screens and eventually bring it back onto the screen that is still active.
@Anagio's solution is handy if you don't use the Ease of Access Center
-> Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen
option. (This option is disabled by default.) But if that behavior annoys you (and consequently, you enable the option), then the Win + Arrow shortcut doesn't work.
So in that case, you can fix off-screen problems by giving focus to the desired application, then pressing Alt + Space, followed by m, to activate Move
. Then you can use the arrow keys or mouse to move the window around. Press Enter or left-click to exit the move operation.
If your window is maximized, use Alt + Space , followed by r, to Restore
to non-full-screen first.
While the Win+Shift+Arrow was the best solution for me, I found a very simple one to deal with this; and in my case it is mostly the secondary Monitor connected to my Laptop and the power goes off.
Just go to Screen Resolution > Multiple Displays and select "Show Desktop only on 1" (1 being your Primary display here).
This works if the window is appearing off-screen
1) Hover over application on toolbar
2) Press Alt + Space or Shift + Alt + Space (if previous command is overwritten)
3) Click on Maximize or Move
https://github.com/zeit/hyper/issues/1682