Snapback - Window Restorer
When you undock, wake the PC or plug a monitor back in, Windows piles your windows onto one screen. Snapback puts each one back on the right monitor, at the right size.
Get it in the Microsoft StoreTry every feature free for 7 days. After the trial, it is a one-time purchase. No subscription.
What it does
Snapback sits in the tray and notes where your windows are every few seconds. When your monitors change, your PC wakes, or you unlock it, Snapback waits for the screens to settle and moves each window back. Minimized and maximized windows stay that way. Windows that are already in place are not touched.
- Puts windows back after sleep, unlock, dock, undock and monitor replug.
- Keeps a separate layout for each monitor setup. Laptop alone, docked at the desk, docked with the TV: Snapback remembers all three.
- Save this layout and Restore saved layout are in the tray menu.
- A frozen app cannot stall it: each window gets 2 seconds, then Snapback moves on.
Install it and it starts working. Tick "Start with Windows" once so it also runs after a restart.
What it does not do
- It cannot move windows of apps that run as administrator. Windows blocks this.
- It does not move windows on other virtual desktops, or full-screen games.
- It does not reopen apps after a restart. Apps you open in the first 5 minutes after Snapback starts go back to their last spot.
How it differs from the Windows 11 setting
Windows 11 has its own option to remember window locations when a monitor is reconnected. Snapback also acts on sleep, unlock and docks, keeps a separate layout for each monitor setup, and lets you save a layout and bring it back with one click.
If Windows already put a window back, Snapback leaves it alone. If you see the two fight, turn off the Windows option: Settings > System > Display > Multiple displays > clear "Remember window locations based on monitor connection".
Screenshots
The tray menu: status, trial days left, Save this layout, Restore saved layout, and automatic restore on or off. 
On the first start, Snapback says it is on and where to find it. 
The About box: 7 days free, then a one-time purchase.
System requirements
- Windows 10 version 1809 or later, or Windows 11
- 64-bit (x64) PC
Questions
- Does Snapback send my data anywhere?
- No. It makes no network connections except the Microsoft Store's own license check. Your layouts stay on your PC.
- What happens when the trial ends?
- Snapback stops moving windows and shows a message that the trial has ended. Buy it in the Microsoft Store to keep using it. It is a one-time purchase.
- Where is it after I install it?
- In the tray. Click ^ next to the clock, then the Snapback icon.
Help
Email support@onceware.app, or read the support page. Privacy: Snapback privacy policy.