The Sage application opens off screen or minimized on the Windows taskbar.
Use one of the options below to move the window back onto your screen.
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.
Restart workstation or virtual machine
- Restart your workstation and/or virtual machine.
- Relaunch Sage.
- Confirm the windows open normally.
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.
- Right-click the Sage100Contractor.user.config file and select Rename from the menu.
- Rename the file 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 the HKeyCurrentUser\software\timberline key 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. For example, right-click Accounts Payable if that module opens off screen.
- Select Rename.
- Add OLD to the end of the file name.
- Open Sage 300CRE and the module.
- Solution ID
- 225924750096856
- Last Modified Date
- Wed Jun 03 15:12:12 UTC 2026
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Product Information
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Tier: Lite50
Tier: NW
Tier: Prem
Tier: SFA50
Tier: SU
Version: 2026-0
Version: 2026-1
Version: 2027-0
Modules: CIP
Modules: Depr
Modules: Track
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