How to Move a Lost, Off-Screen Window Back to Your Desktop

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If you’ve ever had a window somehow get moved off your screen, you know it can be frustrating not being able to drag it back. We’ve got a couple of ways you can move these rogue windows back to your desktop, though.

This little problem can happen for a couple of different reasons. The most common is if you have a secondary monitor that is sometimes hooked up and sometimes not — something that’s pretty common for laptop users. Sometimes, if you disconnect the secondary monitor without turning off the “extend desktop” setting in Windows or moving your windows back to your main monitor first, windows that were on the second monitor can get stranded.

This can even happen with the new, more multi-monitor-friendly settings in Windows 10 and Windows 11. This off-screen window problem can also happen sometimes if an app moves a window off screen and doesn’t move it back.

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How to Add Check Boxes to Word Documents

When you create surveys or forms with Microsoft Word, check boxes make the options easier to read and answer. We’re covering two good options for doing just that. The first is ideal for documents that you want people to fill out digitally within the Word document itself. The second option is easier if you’re planning to print documents like to-do lists.

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How to Manage Partitions on Windows Without Downloading Any Other Software

There are tons of third-party partition managers for Windows, but did you know that Windows includes its own? Microsoft did a good job of hiding the Disk Management tool, but it’s there. You can use the Disk Management tool to resize, create, delete and format partitions and volumes, as well as change their drive letters—all without downloading or paying for any other software.

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How to Transfer EPUB to Kindle

Kindle eReaders are not limited to books from the Amazon Store. When you get eBooks from other sources, a common file format is EPUB. EPUB truly is a very common format for eBooks, but it’s unfortunately not compatible with Kindle eReaders. The good news is it’s pretty easy to convert EPUB to MOBI, which is the file format that Kindles can use.

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