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Keyboard shortcut for moving a window to another screen

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Mar 15, 202679432 views
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Problem

When working with two (or more screens), a common problem is that launched applications appear on the "wrong" screen. I especially find this annoying when launching a text editor from the command line, because I have to leave the home row with my right hand in order to drag the window to the "right…

Error Output

#q::
WinGetPos, winx, winy,,, A
WinGet, mm, MinMax, A
WinRestore, A
If (winx > 1270)
{
    newx := winx-1270
    OutputDebug, Moving left from %winx%…

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Fix for: Keyboard shortcut for moving a window to another screen

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What version of Windows are you using? Windows 7 comes with native support for exactly this. Win+Shift+left: Move focussed window one monitor to the left Win+Shift+right: Move focussed window one monitor to the right EDIT: For XP you could try out U…

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