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Can certain windows be "anchored" in Windows 7?

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Mar 15, 2026257 views
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It bugs me that Windows always sticks new Explorer info windows in the middle of the screen (eg when doing a copy) such as this: Is it possible to force status windows like that to pop-up in a corner instead? (Preferably the lower-left, since I like my Start bar on the top, but any corner would be …

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Download Resource Hacker or Resource Tuner. Take ownership of %windir%\System32\en-US\Shell32.dll.mui Then open it in one of the above programs. You probably want dialog 1131, search for Progress The position is set to 0, 0 which means it should be …

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