If the laptop plugged into an external monitor? If so, disconnect it, reboot, see if the issue can be duplicated.
If the previous steps did not fix the issue, it sounds like a virtual desktop issue. I googled how you can interact with them ... Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl + Alt + → / ← Move to the workspace on the right or left. Ctrl + Alt + ↑ / ↓ Move to the workspace above or below (if you’ve configured a grid layout). Ctrl + Alt + Shift + → / ← / ↑ / ↓ Move the currently active window to another workspace while staying on your current one. Super (Windows) key + Page Up / Page Down Also cycles through workspaces in some default setups. --- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 9 Pro On Sun, Sep 14, 2025, 14:15 Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I got a new computer, mint xfce was already installed and everything was > great. There was one little problem though... there appeared to be a window > to the left. It didn't present a problem so I ignored it.... until today. I > stepped away from my computer for like an hour and when I came > back something was wrong. I restart it and when it came up only the > terminal (which I set to start automatically) came up. Chrome (which is > also set to start), did not come up. I restart it again and the same thing. > I hit cntl-shift and the other chrome window opened (I realize now) which > is right on the edge of the window so I could see the othe window....I even > stretched into the new window. I attempted to open chrome from the tty > (after killing the exiting instances) and it did open in the window I can't > see. I tried opening firefox and it opened in the window I could see. Can > anyone give me directions on killing the window to the left? > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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