NetBeans stuck on 2nd screen that doesn't exist

Question

I'm running NetBeans 8 on Windows 7, and I had a problem when using my laptop away from my docking station, where it positions the IDE window on what would be a 2nd screen, and there is no way to move it into the laptop screen.

If I go back to my docking station, where I have a 2nd monitor, I can drag it back onto the 1st screen fine, but otherwise it looks like I am out of luck... is there any way to fix this if I'm not plugged into a 2nd monitor?

Answer 1

You can move the window back on the screen using the following procedure without closing NetBeans or deleting any files.

1. Give the offscreen NetBeans window focus using Alt-Tab or clicking it in the task bar.
2. Press Alt-Space, then m, then left arrow key
3. Move your mouse until the window is visible.

Answer 2

This happens to me often and I resolve it as follows:

1. Close NetBeans if it's open.
2. Open the file WindowManager.wswmgr. On my system (Windows 10, NetBeans 12.5), this is located in C:/Users/ <MyUserName>/AppData/Roaming/NetBeans/12.5/config/Windows2Local/WindowManager.wswmgr.
3. In the element <joined-properties> nested under <windowmanager> <main-window>, edit the x and y attributes to small non-negative values, for example 0 or 100. This sets the top left position of the main Netbeans window.
4. Save the file, then reopen Netbeans This happens often enough that I have a shortcut on my desktop to this file.