Windows 10: Windows open as tiny slivers on Second Monitor

I use a work computer that has a 1920x1080 display, and use a second monitor at 4K. I routinely experience an issue where when the computer has hibernated (e.g. I’ve stepped away & returned), many of the windows open as either very tiny windows, or as barely perceptible slivers , usually in the upper left corner of the (4K) display.

As I’ve searched for solutions, I’ve seen this same question asked many, many times, over many many years, even way back to Windows 7 days, so it’s incomprehensible how it hasn’t yet been resolved. Apparently a usable interface isn’t a priority(?).

Snark aside, is there a solution to this that I haven’t found in my searches? I paid for and used DisplayFusion for a while, and it helped a little (though it still occurred), and it has quirks of its own, so I don’t have it installed now (now I work for a company that would frown on me installing 3rd party software).

This seems like a very common, and very basic issue ... and I find myself wondering how many hours (days?) I waste over the course of a year, hunting for and resizing windows multiple times each day, and sometimes being late for meetings or other activities because I can’t find the relevant window amongst the stack of “slivers”.

TIA!

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Hi Tom,

There are several reasons that could have caused the issue you are experiencing. One of these is the update you previously performed in Windows, either it was not configured properly by the system or the update components were corrupted. Kindly answer the
following questions for clarification:

• Have you tried updating the monitor and display drivers?
• Have you tried to use another user profile to check if the issue re-occurs?

Furthermore, we suggest that you add the other monitor manually. This is to ensure that the second monitor is still connected after the update. Here are the steps:

• Type connected devices and open Connected Devices on the
  Windows Search bar.
• Click Add devices.
• Select the Second screen.
• Pick one of the 3 options: Duplicate, Extend, and the Second screen only.
• The Duplicate option will duplicate the primary display to secondary display.
• The Extend option will unite two monitors so you can use them both as one.
• The Second screen only option will, obviously, disable primary and use only the secondary monitor.
• Once you’ve chosen the preferred mode, save changes.

We're looking forward to your response.