

This toggles fullscreen mode on the main SOLIDWORKS window. To locate the Windows key, it is usually on the left of the keyboard between Ctrl and Alt, and has the Windows symbol on it. Windows+right or left, three times in a row)…this moves the active window around on any monitor, and also back and forth between monitors.


Try them all (left, right, up and down) and try repeats (i.e. Here are some fixes and workarounds, roughly in order of simple to more extreme, so that you are armed to the teeth to combat this unwelcome behavior! The root cause of the issue can vary, and sometimes it is Windows that is misbehaving. Or maybe it’s just not maximizing correctly. Work grinds to a halt as you try to get that window back into view. It’s either partly or completely off the screen. “Hey! Where did my window go?” or, “Why is my window off the edge of the screen?”įrustratingly, some SOLIDWORKS window or dialog box has been inconveniently located out of reach.
