Weird Windows "windows" bug

[endlessfix]

It may be that the windows are opening off screen. See these threads:

Extension Manager / Warehouse won't open

SU 2024 does not properly handle some display configuration. Most likely the Extension Manager and Extension Warehouse windows opens off screen. Make sure you are signed into SU. Follow this guide exactly after selecting: Extensions>>Extension Manager (Do not click with a mouse or hit any other key) Hold down the ALT key. Hit SPACEBAR. Release ALT key Hit M (Move)*. Hit one of ← ↑ → ↓ arrow keys Move your mouse around (without pressing any mouse key) until you see the missing window. Press…

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3D Warehouse and Extension Warehouse does not open

All of a sudden - when I click on either the 3D Warehouse or Extension Warehouse via the menu bar - nothing happens - no extension window pops up. I use: SU 2024 Windows 11 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 24GB everything is up to date. When I click on the Windows Task View - no windows are open off screen. When I click on the Task Manager - nothing shows that the 3d or extension is running. I have cleared the cache. I read through previous topics - but none of the ideas seem to work. ANY IDEAS…

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I can't seem to access the Sketchup 3D warehouse from Pro

I will explain the PrivatePreferences.json fix, in case anyone needs it. That file is in this folder: %LocalAppData%\SketchUp\SketchUp 2024\SketchUp\ It can be edited with Notepad. To fix a window that can’t be found (3D Warehouse in this case), open SketchUp and show then resize the welcome screen and extension warehouse. Close SketchUp, then edit that json file. There will be an entry for the welcome screen, that looks like this: "WebCommonDialog_BlendtecWelcomeDialog": { "Hei…