Program stuck where second display would normally be?

I normally use two displays but I'm now traveling and I cannot get the program off where the second display normally is (I cannot reach the top bar to drag it across)..
any ideas?

Change the display resolution to something else. Then change it back to normal. That should bring the program back onto the screen.

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