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Windows open off screen or minimized on taskbar

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Summary

The Sage application opens off screen or minimized on the Windows taskbar.

Resolution

Use Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Select the off-screen window from the taskbar
  • Press Alt + Space, then M (for Move)
  • Use the arrow keys to move the window back into view

Cascade Windows

  • Right-click on the taskbar
  • Select "Cascade windows" to bring all open windows into view

Open Task Manager

  • Right-click the Windows Taskbar
  • Select Task Manager
  • Locate the application in Processes
  • Click the caret symbol on the left to expand
  • Right-click the application in the submenu
  • Choose Maximize

For Sage 100 Contractor only

  • Open Windows Task Manager
  • Right-click Sage 100 Contractor, in the Processes column
  • Select End Task
  • Open Windows File Explorer
  • Go to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Sage\Sage 100 Contractor SQL
  • Rename Sage100Contractor.user.config to Sage100Contractor.user.config.OLD

For Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate (CRE) only

  • Close all modules of Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
  • Press the Windows Key + R and type "regedit"
  • Rename HKeyCurrentUser\software\timberline to HKeyCurrentUser\software\timberlineOLD
  • Open Sage Desktop

If this occurs only within a specific module of Sage 300 CRE

  • Close all modules of Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
  • Press the Windows Key + R and type "regedit"
  • Go to Computer \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Timberline
  • Right-click the folder with the name of the module opening off screen
  • Select Rename
  • Add OLD to the end of the file name
  • Open Sage 300CRE and the module

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