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Control menu. This tiny icon has sat in the upper-left corner of
every File Explorer window since Windows XP. It was invisible
(though still functional) in Windows 7, but you can clearly see it
now.
In any case, the Control menu contains commands for sizing,
moving, and closing the window. One example is the Move
command. It turns your cursor into a four-headed arrow; at this
point, you can move the window by dragging any part of it, even
the middle.
Figure 2-1. All windows have the same basic ingredients, making it easy to become an
expert in window manipulation. This figure shows a File Explorer window—a disk or a
folder—but you’ll encounter the same elements in application windows.
Why bother, since you can always just drag the top edge of a
window to move it? Because, sometimes, windows get dragged
past the top of your screen. You can hit Alt+space to open the
Control menu, type M to trigger the Move command, and then
