Dual monitors screen management after disconnecting 2nd monitor

I have a 2nd monitor attached to my iMac and if open an app Window on the 2nd monitor the next time I start the app the Window always defaults to the 2nd monitor (even if the 2nd monitor is turned off). Since I don't always remember that the app was opened on the 2nd monitor I would like a way to force the app to default to the primary monitor so I don't always need to turn on the 2nd monitor to move the Window to the primary monitor.
I have tried using spaces for this but it does not seem to work.

Oups.. I got it Just switched the menu bar, when I shoud have switched displays... Mouse was moving to second monitor from left instead of right... Fixed.

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That's +plug the monitor back in to the laptop+, try to wake the computer, then unplug the monitor while it's awake.
This shouldn't work that way, though. I do this every day. I have external monitors at home and at work, and I'll put it to sleep, unplug the monitor, take it to the other location, plug the monitor in, then wake it up. All of my external monitor windows appear on the external monitor when the computer wakes up. But if I open it without an external monitor attached, it will wake up and show the attached screen's contents for a second or two, then there will be a blue screen, and then it will reappear, this time with all of the external monitor's windows over on my laptop screen, too. My problem is that if I unplug before it's REALLY asleep, or wake it up before plugging the monitor in, then I have to go drag all of my external monitor windows back over, which is annoying. Sometimes when I wake up wrong with the external monitor plugged in all of the stuff goes to the external monitor and the laptop screen is black, and when I unplug the monitor I get the blue screen and then everything is on my laptop screen.
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Thanks for the screenshot, Zen.
Given all the troubleshooting you have done, and the fact that I can not reproduce the problem, I'm at a loss for an explanation. What appears to be happening is that After Effects is using incorrect coordinates for the second monitor. Whether it is receiving incorrect coordinates from Mac OS or it is incorrectly adjusting the coordinates itself, I can't tell.
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