Window offscreen at startup

[AzureToad]

My Evernote window shows up offscreen every stinkin' time i reboot. 
I've moved and resized the window, shut down the application and then started it up again and it retains previous location/size, as one would expect.
BUT - when I reboot the desktop, i see the icon in the task bar and the window is once again, offscreen.

I used AutoHotkey's Window Spy to see that the window's X-Y coordinates are set to -32000 & -32000.  Searching the registry for "-32000" results in these results:

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Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\Microsoft.Windows.ParentalControls (also in HKLM)
 - DisplayName = @%SystemRoot%\system32\WpcRefreshTask.dll,-32000

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\AsyncMac (also in HKLM)
 - Description (also DisplayName) = @%systemroot%\system32\mprmsg.dll,-32000

Details:
OS = Windows 10 1703 build 15063.1746
3 monitors, left-most is primary, all are set to 1920x1080.

Anyone have any trouble-shooting ideas for getting my window to appear on one of my monitors after rebooting?

[wraith808]

You might try after you get it positioned on the screen to close it (completely, including the taskbar notification icon) and then re-open it.  It's likely that they're saving the position on exit, and if you reboot without closing, it might not go through that procedure.

[x16wda]

What Wraith said, but when you do that use regmon or something like it to track any registry writes that it is doing. Personally I would think it's something in HKCU\Software\Evernote or wherever.

Heh - actually I just ran across this page that purports to list all of Evernote's registry settings, maybe there is a clue there.

Also, this page for a utility that "is a small app that allows you to change some of Evernote's more useful, but hidden Regsitry settings".

[AzureToad]

You might try after you get it positioned on the screen to close it (completely, including the taskbar notification icon) and then re-open it.  It's likely that they're saving the position on exit, and if you reboot without closing, it might not go through that procedure.

-wraith808 (September 12, 2019, 05:47 PM)

Yeah, that works until the next reboot. I've exited ALL apps and rebooted, this one is the stubborn app that refuses to obey the "rules".

[AzureToad]

What Wraith said, but when you do that use regmon or something like it to track any registry writes that it is doing. Personally I would think it's something in HKCU\Software\Evernote or wherever.

Heh - actually I just ran across this page that purports to list all of Evernote's registry settings, maybe there is a clue there.

Also, this page for a utility that "is a small app that allows you to change some of Evernote's more useful, but hidden Regsitry settings".

-x16wda (September 12, 2019, 07:09 PM)

REGMON. That's a good idea - thanks for the tip, i'll check that out.
I perused the links and, while they've got some good information, they both are a bit dated unfortunately. Evernote's changed their UI quite a bit since v1.0.

[lanux128]

If this "feature" is still bothering you, try this Autohotkey script.

This script checks for Evernote window every 3 seconds and if detected, moves the window to the center of your primary screen.

Code: Autohotkey [Select]

1. #Persistent
2. #SingleInstance force
3. #NoEnv
4. SetWorkingDir, %A_ScriptDir%
5.  
6. SetTimer, EvernoteTimer, 3000 ; check every 3 seconds
7. Return
8.  
9. EvernoteTimer:
10. ; use AHK's windows spy to get exact class name, the same for exe name
11. If WinExist("ahk_class ENMainFrame") or WinExist("ahk_exe Evernote.exe")
12.   {
13.     WinActivate, A
14.     ; move to the center
15.     WinGetPos,,, Width, Height, A
16.     WinMove, A,, (A_ScreenWidth/2)-(Width/2), (A_ScreenHeight/2)-(Height/2)
17.     WinWaitClose, A
18.   }
19. Return
20.  
21. #q::ExitApp    ; win + q = exit

[AzureToad]

If this "feature" is still bothering you, try this Autohotkey script.

-lanux128 (September 30, 2019, 05:12 AM)

Thanks, i think i'll store this for future reference.

I was able to finally get Evernote to open on screen by using Skrommel's WinWarden2 program.
  Too funny. While getting the link for this script, I see YOU were the driving force behind WinWarden!  Small world.

[lanux128]

Too funny. While getting the link for this script, I see YOU were the driving force behind WinWarden!  Small world.

-AzureToad (September 30, 2019, 01:04 PM)

Yup, very kind of Skrommel to come up with WinWarden. Helped me a lot with these windows that don't retain their last position.