Windows 10: What can I use to save open apps/windows and their positions so that I can open everything...

Hello!

I'm trying to get to a solution in which I can somehow, with one click, tell my computer to open 3 different apps, each in a particular position and size on the screen, so I can start working on my task immediately with as little friction as possible.

Maybe I can save the way my windows are laid out (which programs are open, and where), and then retrieve this setup somehow?

Currently I'm using PowerToys' Fancy Zones feature to lay out where I want the windows to be, but this still leaves out having to navigate to the Virtual Desktop where the layout is saved, opening the apps manually, and then dragging them to their zones so they snap in place.

What other software could I use to optimize this?

Thanks!

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Save Window Position

Hi Shane,

Saving the window size/position when opening a message to a new window is easy. Simply follow the steps below on how to do so:

• Open a message in a new window.
• Press and hold the Ctrl button on your keyboard and click on the
  X button at upper right corner of the window to close it.
• When you open a message in another window, the size/position of the window should be saved.

If you have other questions, do let us know.

 

Saving windows position

Hi Christoffer,

I've tried to replicate what you want to achieve. I tested a few Windows apps (Weather app, Paint app, and Skype app) and I was able to set the size and the position of each app. When I close and open an app, it opens right where I placed its floating window.
You may follow these steps:

1. Open an app or a program.
2. Resize its window according to your preferrence.
3. Right-click on the upper-left hand corner of the app or program window, then click
   Size to lock the window size.
4. Move the window to your desired position.
5. Right-click again on the upper-left hand corner of the app or program window, then click
   Move to lock its position.
6. Close the app or program and then relaunch it.

Please let me know how it goes for you so I'll be able to further check on this in case the above steps won't help.

Regards.

 

Mail app will not open on 10041.

Hello Adam,

This is the suggested solution below if you haven't already tried it.

In this Windows 10 build 10041, the Mail, Calendar, and People apps may be broken due to a licensing issue with the Store Beta. To get these apps working again, you need to follow these steps:

• Open powershell as administrator
• Run the command Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*windowscommunicationsapps*”} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
• Re-install Mail, People and Calendar from the Store (green tile)