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Shortcuts to move and resize windows in Windows. Uses AutoHotkey.
Move And Resize Hotkeys
Shortcuts to move and resize windows in Windows.
!! Including shortcuts to Move Windows between Virtual Desktops!!
Download the Installation Wizard
- Download the Windows installer MSI
- Note MSI Windows Installer installs the EXE plus additional shortcut profiles and config file.
- Also installs system tray icon with access to settings.
Alternatively - to just get the EXE (no extra profiles and config files):
- Download and run the executable Move and Resize Hotkeys.exe
Admin User Issues?
- Install AutoHotKey on your machine. (You might have better luck getting that through IT/Networking/Admin)
- Run the Move and Resize AHK script directly
Latest Stable Release
- Go to latest release for all options
Move Window: Alt+Win + [Up/Down/Left/Right/PgUp/PgDn/Home/End/Del]
Move Window between Virtual Desktops: Ctrl+Shift+Win + [Left/Right]
Note: Will create a new Virtual Desktop if needed and move the current window into it.
Resize Window: Alt+Win+Shift + [Up/Down/Left/Right/PgUp/PgDn/Home/End/Del]
Special move/resize: Alt+Win+Shift + [Plus/Minus/Enter/Home/Del]
4-column layout (move): Alt+Win + [1/2/3/4/,(<)/.(>)]
4-column layout (snap): Alt+Win+Shift + [1/2/3/4/,(<)/.(>)]
Tile/Cascade: Alt+Win + [H/V/F12]
Volume controls: Ctrl+Alt + [Numpad Plus/Minus/Star]
Usage (Keyboard Shortcuts)
Move Window between Virtual Desktops (Ctrl+Shift+Win)
The following table lists the default shortcut combinations for moving windows between Virtual Desktops.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+Win + Left | Move window previous virtual desktop |
| Ctrl+Shift+Win + Right | Move window to next virtual desktop Note: Will create new v-desktop if needed |
Move Window (Alt+Win)
The following table lists the default shortcut combinations for moving windows.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Basic Move shortcuts [ Move window by 50px ] |
|
| Alt+Win + Up | Move window Up |
| Alt+Win + Down | Move window Down |
| Alt+Win + Left | Move window Left |
| Alt+Win + Right | Move window Right |
| Additional Move shortcuts [ Move to monitor Edges ] |
|
| Alt+Win + PgUp | Move window to the Top Edge |
| Alt+Win + PgDn | Move window to the Bottom Edge |
| Alt+Win + Home | Move window to the Left Edge |
| Alt+Win + End | Move window to the Right Edge |
| Alt+Win + Del | Move window to the Center |
| NumPad Move shortcuts [ Moves window to the corresponding edge/corner ] |
|
| Alt+Win + NumPad 1 | Move window to the Bottom Left Corner |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 2 | Move window to the Bottom Edge |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 3 | Move window to the Bottom Right Corner |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 4 | Move window to the Left Edge |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 5 | Move window to the Center |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 6 | Move window to the Right Edge |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 7 | Move window to the Top Left Corner |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 8 | Move window to the Top Edge |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 9 | Move window to the Top Right Corner |
Resize Window (Alt+Win+Shift)
The following table lists the default shortcut combinations for resizing windows.
Note: Minor resize actions occur on the RIGHT and BOTTOM edges of the window.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Resize shortcuts | [ Resize window by 50px ] | |
| Alt+Win+Shift + Up | Resize window shorter | Decrease height |
| Alt+Win+Shift + Down | Resize window taller | Increase height |
| Alt+Win+Shift + Left | Resize window narrower | Decrease width |
| Alt+Win+Shift + Right | Resize window wider | Increase width |
| Alt+Win+Shift + PgUp | Resize window smaller | Decrease width and height from bottom right corner |
| Alt+Win+Shift + PgDn | Resize window larger | Increase width and height from bottom right corner |
Special Move/Resize commands
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resize from Center | ||
| Alt+Win + Minus Alt+Win+Shift + Minus (-/NumMinus) |
Shrink window | Decrease width and height from center |
| Alt+Win + Plus Alt+Win+Shift + Plus (=/NumPlus) |
Grow window | Increase width and height from center |
| Major Resize shortcuts | ||
| Alt+Win + Enter Alt+Win+Shift + Enter |
Resize to full extent of monitor | Max width and height of monitor |
| Alt+Win+Shift + Home | Center and Resize to three quarters of monitor size | 3/4 width and height of monitor |
| Alt+Win+Shift + Del | Center and Resize to half the monitor size | 1/2 width and height of monitor |
| Restore Size / Position | ||
| Alt+Win + BackSpace | Restore window to previous position (not size) | |
| Alt+Win+Shift + BackSpace | Restore window to previous size and position | |
| Tile and Cascade | ||
| Alt+Win + V Alt+Win+Shift + V |
Tile windows Vertically | |
| Alt+Win + H Alt+Win+Shift + H |
Tile windows Horizontally | |
| Alt+Win + F12 Alt+Win+Shift + F12 |
Cascade windows |
4-Column Layout shortcuts
Use the following shortcuts to align and resize windows to fit four vertical columns across the screen. Useful for very wide monitors.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Move window (no resize) | [ Align left edge of window with column grid ] |
| Alt+Win + 1 | Move window to Column 1 |
| Alt+Win + 2 | Move window to Column 2 |
| Alt+Win + 3 | Move window to Column 3 |
| Alt+Win + 4 | Move window to Column 4 |
| Alt+Win + ,(<) | Move window to the Column on the Left |
| Alt+Win + .(>) | Move window to the Column on the Right |
| Move and Resize shortcuts | [ Snap to Column grid (move and resize) ] |
| Alt+Win+Shift + 1 | Snap window to Column 1 |
| Alt+Win+Shift + 2 | Snap window to Column 2 |
| Alt+Win+Shift + 3 | Snap window to Column 3 |
| Alt+Win+Shift + 4 | Snap window to Column 4 |
| Alt+Win+Shift + ,(<) | Snap window to the Column on the Left |
| Alt+Win+Shift + .(>) | Snap window to the Column on the Right |
Author's additional shortcuts
Shortcuts added just because the author wanted them.
Adjust Volume (Ctrl+Alt+ NumPad Plus/Minus/Asterisk)
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Alt+NumPadAdd (NumPad +) | Volume Up |
| Ctrl+Alt+NumPadSub (NumPad -) | Volume Down |
| Ctrl+Alt+NumPadMult (NumPad *) | Volume Mute |
International keyboards
| Symbols | Action |
|---|---|
| AltGr + 5 Right-Alt + 5 |
Print Euro symbol (€) |
Technical details:
Uses AutoHotkey.
Works for Windows 10 and Windows 11
Manual Installation Instructions:
- Download the Windows executable: Move and Resize Hotkeys.exe
- Include the EXE in the windows Startup folder. (or run it on demand)
Where is the Startup folder on the Windows Start Menu?
- Your personal startup folder should be C:\Users<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
- The All Users startup folder should be C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
- Enable viewing of hidden folders to see them.
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