window management

Somehow my Documents window got dragged off screen. Now I can't access the folder either from my taskbar or my start menu. Every time it opens, I can see it travel off screen and open there, but it's too far over for me to drag it back into view. I looked up how to fix it, and the only...

Hi, I had Windows 7, but then I had to re-format the PC and now it's not like I had before. Maybe you guys can help me put it just the way it was. Number one - It used to open all windows of the same type (ie. all IE's windows, all explorer's windows) in one tab, that after clicked would...

Is there a way to get the "IN" and "SEND" boxes to appear in front of the open "Live Mail" window instead of behind it? ABC

When I mouse over on an active icon in the taskbar, say internet explorer. I get text that pops up instead of an icon showing what I have opened. Is there a way to change this from a text popup to a window icon pop up? Thanks

I have search forum and my controlpanel for any setting for the most annoying feature ever. When iam in fullscreen (world of warcraft) and click on stuff, it somehow senses that there is a window behind my current window and i get a circulated arrow icon, if i click again that window behind...

1) If when dragging a window you bump the top edge of the screen it will make the window full screen. Since I never like to use full screen this is very annoying. How I turn it off? 2) Sometimes when attempting to move the cursor the screen will scroll instead of the cursor moving. What causes...

Hello everyone, I play a MMO called EVE online. The in-game environment allows you to double-click on windows within the game and when you do this, it will minimize the window to just the title bar or it will maximize the window to the original size before the double-click. This system works...

I'm not sure what the solution is, but whenever I open various windows, such as My documents,My Computer or even open my external drive.. I will not be able to switch back to the other windows. I can click them, but they do not light up and I'm not able to close them. The only way around...

how to have 2 separate windows open in windows 7 using firefox ? , iam sure i have read this some where as it would be a good addition to use , can it be done and yes how do you do it

Is there a way to disable that stupid snap to borders or grid or whatever on my desktop? I don't like that it won't let me place a window outside the top of the screen or behind/below the taskbar. Thanks. Stan.

I used two screens on my computer. I used certain program when I was using 2 screens. Now I have only 1 screen and that program opens to that "missing screen". How to bring it back to desktop? I have Windows 7 Ultimate.

After playing around with a friends mac, I actually found the green plus button (zoom to fit or whatever its called) pretty useful. So I was just wondering if there is any software or anything I can do to get this functionality to replace the maximize button. If there was a way to add a forth...

I wanted to work on two windows side by side and I dragged one window to the left of the screen and it took up half the screen and then I dragged the other window to the right of the screen so that it would take up the other half, and I guess I dragged it too far and let go and it stayed there...

Hi! Sometime ago someone asked how ENABLE minimize FROM taskbar. I have reverse problem - how to DISABLE minimize FROM taskbar (icons grouping disabled). I'm professional programmer and have many windows/instances opened and it's VERY annoying if I'm clicking already foreground window and it run...

In XP, when I double-clicked on a file (.jpg, .wmv, etc.), it would open the applicable program on top of the explorer window that given file was in. Now, in Win7 (x64), when I double-click one of those files, the app. (Windows Photo Viewer, WMP, etc.) is opening behind the explorer window. Is...

Hi everyone, I'm just new to Windows 7, and I'm trying to set it up the way I like. I've found out that there's some hotkeys that seem impossible to disable -- WIN+ UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT. They seem to be the new features of "Aero" to control window management -- maximize, moving from one...

Hello, i recently had a virus which i got rid of but i also lost some features from w7. I recovered all of them but 1. I think they call it the snap feature,when you dont have to clik the minimize or restore window size boxes. You just push the window to the edge of the screen and it gets bigger...

Hands-on: Plasma, KWin improve in KDE SC 4.4 beta 1 The developers behind KDE have announced the release of KDE Software Compilation 4.4 beta 1. We conducted hands-on testing to see what the new version brings to the desktop. KDE was created with the goal of building a desktop environment for...

Hi. I was wondering if anyone is familiar the weird object on the bottom right of my screen. It seems to have no effect, apart from bothering me. It cannot be clicked or selected any way I have found, and it appears overtop of whatever window I open, whether it is just my desktop or my...

If I have a window or application in the foreground and want to open a folder that is on the desktop (or in another folder) I have to triple click it to open it. Double clicking only selects the folder or file. For instance, if I have the My Computer window open and I want to open a folder or...