And then for those of you who do not like to use a mouse, it would exist pretty absurd if you could move a window using only the keyboard in Windows seven right? Well, there are a couple of ways to do this and even though you may not need to exercise information technology very frequently, it does come in handy on the rare occasion!

In this article, I'll tell you how to move a window in minor increments to the exact position y'all want, how to snap a window to the left or correct and how to move a window between monitors on a multi-monitor setup, all past simply using the keyboard!

Method 1 – Incremental Move

For verbal positioning, y'all first need to click on the window. Now this is obviously going to only work for windows that are not fully maximized. If it'southward fully maximized, there is really nowhere to move the window.

Stride 1: Either click on the window or if you want to use the keyboard, press ALT+TAB and make the window you want to move active.

Pace ii: Now become ahead and press ALT+SPACEBAR and you lot'll see a small menu announced in the window.

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Step three: Now press K, which volition basically choose the Motility pick in the carte.

Step four: Now utilise the pointer keys on your keyboard to motility the window to the new position that y'all desire.

Pace 5: Press the Enter cardinal to become out of the move mode. As well, if y'all desire to have the window go back to the original position before you started the motility, press the Esc key instead.

Method two – Windows Snap

Windows has a keen feature that lets you snap windows to the left-manus or right-mitt side of the screen. If you lot drag a window to the right or left, it will automatically resize and snap to the side.

windows snap

To do this using the keyboard, press the Windows Key + the right or left arrow. Make sure to hold downwards the Windows fundamental while pressing the left and right arrow keys. It's actually pretty neat and much faster than dragging the window around the screen.

Method 3 – Multi-Monitor Setups

Lastly, for moving between multiple monitors, all you have to do is add SHIFT to the higher up primal combo, and then information technology would just be Windows Key + Shift + right or left arrow.

For the ability users who really want to control their windows, moving may not be enough. And so hither'south a few other shortcuts that could come up in handy if you are left with nothing only a keyboard and Windows:

Stop – Volition display the bottom of the active window (in case you need to scroll using the keyboard)

Home – Volition display the acme of the active window

F11 – Volition either maximize or minimize the active window

Ctrl + Tab – If you have a window with tabs, then this will move you forrad through the tabs

Ctrl + Shift + Tab – Will move you back through the tabs

Windows Key + Shift + Up Arrow – This volition stretch a window to the peak and bottom of the screen.