This can sometimes fix misbehavior in SOLIDWORKS by resetting the SOLIDWORKS part of the Windows registry, which is where all of the SOLIDWORKS settings reside. This last step should re-create the original folder with location and size settings that hopefully work better.
Launch SOLIDWORKS and re-test the behavior. Start > type “regedit” and select it or run as admin > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Solidworks\SOLIDWORKS 20XX (select the year version)\User Interface\Dialogs. They take effect the next time SOLIDWORKS launches, and are automatically overwritten to each time SOLIDWORKS is properly closed (crashes usually do not count). Those registry settings control location and size settings for the various SOLIDWORKS windows. SOLIDWORKS User Interface registry key (from ). The Move Windows tool for Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8:. Windows + P, and select PC screen only (if laptop). This can force off-screen dialogue boxes (such as the one for Save) back onto remaining display(s). Disconnect some of the monitors (if workstation). This forces all windows to appear on the laptop screen. Disconnect external monitor (if laptop). This application can be launched by right-clicking in the desktop and choosing NVIDIA Control Panel. Nvidia control for monitors, if using Nvidia graphics card. On desktop, right-click and choose Display Settings. 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.
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