Window resize problems

Several months ago as I was working on my laptop I right-clicked the taskbar and accidentally clicked "Show windows side by side." I was immediately presented with an array of all five of the windows that I had open at the time: Two stacked on the left half of my screen and three stacked on the right half. I reviewed a few words out of my "Dark Dictionary," then promptly rearranged them as I wanted them with several in the background, out of sight. Later I shut down the laptop in the usual fashion by first saving all my data and exiting each program in its turn, then shutting down the laptop as a whole.

However, ever since that occasion, whenever I launch at least two of those original programs (and possibly one or two that weren't running on that fateful day), their respective windows open in the exact same, wrong location on the screen, and in the exact same, wrong size as they were immediately after I accidentally clicked "Show windows side by side" ,,, instead of the last custom resizing that I performed,  or following the shortcuts/links parameters specified in the Shortcut tab of the Properties Menu in each program's shortcut/link on my desktop or taskbar.

Now, note the inconsistencies here. Not all the original programs are afflicted. Some of those original programs escaped the plague.

And, a few programs that weren't even running on the fateful day are afflicted anyway.

And, resizing them each time I run them doesn't stick. Every time I rerun them I have to readjust their sizes and positions on the screen.

And, bypassing the shortcuts/links doesn't solve the problem either. Running my word processor, for instance, from its "exe" file produces the same result as running it from a desktop link.

I used to think that the size and position of any program's window was determined on two levels: initially by the parameters specified in its shortcuts/links file; then by the customized position and size chosen by me during the normal course of optimizing my screen layout. But now it seems that MS Windows has a third, more basic level for determining the size and position of the subservient programs running under it.

If my hypothesis is true, how do I kill it? Or at least manage it? If my hypothesis is not true, do any of you have any suggestions for a better one?

Stan (Tarantzilla) Schultz

Hi, Welcome to BC.

Can not help you with that myself as on Win10 and 11 for years now.   

But maybe not seen some of these : https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Windows+8.1+Show+windows+side+by+side+wrong+locations

Resize the Window and it's location to your preference. Now hold the shift key and press the X icon to close out the window. Does the Windows retain it's size and position?

Hi, Welcome to BC.

 

I have to laugh every time I see that abbreviation here. My home base is in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, right next door to "BC" (a.k.a., British Columbia).

 

Can not help you with that myself as on Win10 and 11 for years now.

 

My condolences.

 

But maybe not seen some of these : https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Windows+8.1+Show+windows+side+by+side+wrong+locations

 

Yeah, I've seen a bunch of those. I've been using some form of Windows for maybe longer than half the people on this forum have been alive. I did a random google search before I posted on this forum. No joy.

 

But thanks for your response.

 

Stan

Resize the Window and it's location to your preference. Now hold the shift key and press the X icon to close out the window. Does the Windows retain it's size and position?

I'm presuming you're referring to the X icon in the red rectangle in the upper right-hand corner?

I launched the word processor and, having done nothing to it yet, it still came up the wrong size and in the wrong location. (Proof that I wasn't just imagining this behavior.) So I pressed the aforementioned X while holding down the shift key. The word processor closed as expected. When I relaunched it, its window was still in the wrong place and was still the wrong size. No joy.

So, I shut the laptop down and rebooted it. Relaunched the word processor. Still in the wrong place and the wrong size. Bummer!

I'll keep working on the project and report back if I can find a solution.

But thanks for your help and interest.

Stan

Edited by Stan Schultz, 05 January 2023 - 01:38 AM.

lol, not really.  I did not move off of Win7 till I found these : https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/open-shell-brings-back-the-glory-days-of-the-windows-start-menu/

and the other is go through Settings and all sub menus and turn off what do not use then use this : https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 can do little or lots but it can Lobotomize 10/11

so basically have a great OS without all the bells and whistles. 

Then there is a multitude of hacks as stuff is still in WIn10/11 from Win7 and can enable them again like Photo Viewer.  Tons of stuff can do.

It is stable and fast and loos great and went back to WIn 7 once to grab some files locked on a drive and I wanted the hell off of it as fast as possible.

You adapt.   As to Charms............hahahahahahaha LOLOL.....funny stuff.