I can't see the top of a window, so I can't minimize, enlarge or close it. What can I do?

️ Sometimes windows can be positioned off screen, where your mouse cannot reach. The keyboard interface, on the other hand, can.

️ Move a window off screen
Windows has a powerful keyboard interface that can be used for many, if not most, operations. You can move a window off-screen by making it active and typing ALTSpace to display the system menu. You can then choose Move and use the arrow keys to move the window.

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Chapters
0:00 Unable to see the top of a window
0:30 The window has slipped off the screen
0:50 Window controls
2:20 Movement and size
2:50 Alt-spacebar
4:00 p.m. Travel
6:00 Alt-Tab
9:00 Ctrl-Esc
11:0 Know your keyboard shortcuts

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