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DisplayFusion Change Log

v12.0.1 • December 19, 2025

  • Fix: Resolved an issue where Window Position Profiles were partially failing to load when loading via hotkey
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where hooks stopped working on browser windows after exiting a full screen video
  • Fix: Monitor no longer incorrectly un-fades when using "Fade non-primary" or "Fade monitor #X" Monitor Fading modes
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the wallpaper on a monitor wouldn't set properly if the monitor only had a single "split" that was smaller than the monitor bounds

v12.0 • December 18, 2025

  • Note: Current version of Start11 causes the DisplayFusion taskbar to not show up, they plan to fix it in the next release, meantime you can resolve it by disabling "Let Start11 enhance the taskbar" in the Start11 settings
  • Change: "Ignore wrapping, sticking, and snagging on for full screen windows" is now enabled by default for new installs
  • Change: Added the ability for Window Position Profiles to launch entries that it didn't find a match for at the time of loading
  • Change: Removed the Bing Images wallpaper source as Microsoft has retired the API
  • Change: Google Photos API no longer allows downloading multiple photos, removed slideshow option for Google Photos wallpaper source
  • Change: Wallpaper now applies using Windows per-monitor wallpaper API
  • Change: Updated the text for the "centre child windows" options on the Window Management tab
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting to have DisplayFusion restart explorer.exe without a prompt when necessary
  • Change: Renamed and added Advanced Settings for vertical taskbar button sizes for more flexibility
  • Change: Max value for "Wait" action in Trigger rules has been increased to 9999 seconds
  • Change: Added a new option to Window Position Profiles to provide more control over ignore minimized windows
  • Change: Updated the way monitors are numbered in multi-monitor remote desktop sessions (this may require you to update Triggers, Functions, etc, feel free to reach out to our support team for assistance with that)
  • Change: DisplayFusion Photos Screen Saver uses a new rendering library
  • Change: Enter and arrow keys now deactivate the screen saver
  • Change: Renamed the Options tab to "General"
  • Change: Updated the APOD wallpaper source to use their API
  • Change: Alt+Tab entries now have a close button (appears on mouse hover)
  • Change: Added support for pinning Firefox PWA apps
  • Change: Increased the limit on the advanced setting for TitleBar Button minimum window width
  • Change: Modifier keys in translations now keep their names instead of being translated
  • Change: New advanced setting for disabling the "auto arrange enabled" warning when loading a Desktop Icon Profile
  • Change: Removed the keybind failure error message when saving settings
  • Fix: Reliability fixes for monitor configuration and monitor profile loading
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where windows sometimes incorrectly skipped getting hooked
  • Fix: Resolved some webview2 errors
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the tray overflow on Russian Windows versions
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the wallpaper is sometimes blank
  • Fix: DF now only scans known game storage folders for anti-cheat apps to prevent hooking and triggering the anti-cheat, instead of folders for all launched processes
  • Fix: Resolved a CPU usage issue
  • Fix: DF was incorrectly trying to constrain borderless full screen games to splits
  • Fix: Resolved a Microsoft Teams crash when launching from the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Samsung Dex app now gets TitleBar Buttons
  • Fix: Resolved a handle/memory leak with My Videos wallpaper source
  • Fix: Load Profile tooltip no longer shows behind the menu in the Monitor Configuration window
  • Fix: Notepad taskbar shortcuts now work correctly when pinning by path
  • Fix: Vertical taskbars now immediately redraw after doing a show desktop instead of disappearing
  • Fix: Fixed up Slack and Skype UWP app icons on the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with monitor IDs for monitors connected via DisplayLink docks
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with BFS.Application.StartHidden showing a cmd window when using it to run a batch file
  • Fix: Updated the hook blocklisting to prevent the hooks from causing performance issues with web browsers when ESET Antivirus and DisplayFusion are both running
  • Fix: Taskbar button jump list items now have icons
  • Fix: Arc browser now launches correctly from the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Firefox now correctly gets input focus when launching from the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Text in wallpaper source selector is now the correct size
  • Fix: Resolved a scaling issue with the Load Image button in the wallpaper window
  • Fix: DisplayFusion Photos Screen Saver now loads next image correctly if the current image failed to load
  • Fix: Resolved a delay when exiting screen saver
  • Fix: "Move newly opened windows" option no longer causes Notepad++ updater dialog to move to the right side of the screen
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with Window Restored Trigger rules causing some issues with Firefox and Plexamp
  • Fix: Previewing screen saver no longer prompts to save settings
  • Fix: DisplayFusion taskbar no longer stays above RDP windows that span only some monitors
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where cmd windows sometimes didn't get hooked
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with pinned Edge PWA apps
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where DisplayFusionService files were left behind until a reboot when doing a silent uninstall
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where DisplayFusionService was uninstalled before answering "No" to the uninstall confirmation prompt
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where left-mouse click holding over a taskbar button triggered it even when a full screen window was covering it
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where Calculator launched from pinned taskbar shortcut didn't get input focus
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where taskbars on different monitors were getting forced to bottom due to full screen app on one monitor
  • Fix: Tasbkar button grouping improvement for apps that have version numbers in their folder paths
  • Fix: Cheat Engine now shows up in Alt+Tab and on the taskbar
  • Fix: Resolved some hooking issues with DisplayFusion running on ARM versions of Windows
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the taskbar button for wsjt-x_improved app
  • Fix: FCPUpDeluxe now gets a taskbar button
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with pinned browser shortcuts
  • Fix: Clicking the Windows Security tray icon now works correctly
  • Fix: Wallpaper is now auto-fixed if DisplayFusion detects that the Windows TranscodedWallpaper file is missing
  • Fix: Alt+Tab now gets read by Windows Narrator
  • Fix: Website wallpaper now works correctly even when slideshow mode is enabled
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the SmugMug wallpaper source timing out
  • Fix: Functions now ignore xwidget and Sidebar windows
  • Fix: Overflow button now opens when clicked on secondary taskbars
  • Fix: Close button no longer drops behind preview in AltTab
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where DF scripting sometimes couldn't find the .NET Framework directory
  • Fix: Mailbird now maximizes to splits again
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons now show on Bambu Studio
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the taskbar hover previews
  • Fix: Universal Apps now gets focused correctly when launched from DF taskbar
  • Fix: Resolved an intermittent delay with Trigger rules that use the Window Created event
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where some DisplayFusion taskbar/tray icon sub-menus wouldn't open on hover
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where window sometimes would be slightly below taskbar when using "Move to next monitor and maximize"
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where Alt+Tab handler would sometimes only show the current window and the Desktop entry
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with wallpaper slideshows on some machines
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where pinned Edge "apps" sometimes had the wrong icon
  • Fix: FxSound now shows up on the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Website wallpaper no longer changes scaling levels when toggling keyboard/mouse input
  • Fix: Monitor Fading improvements when a window spans more than one monitor
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where hooks would cause game framerates to drop in certain game menus (e.g. The Finals) when moving the mouse around quickly
  • Fix: Fortnite no longer has FPS drops in menus when moving the mouse (this is a generic fix that will help with other games as well)
  • Fix: Process Explorer now shows all tray icons in the DisplayFusion taskbar system tray
  • Fix: Resolved a monitor padding issue when switching display orientation
  • Fix: Monitor Fading no longer unfades everything when desktop is focused
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the Wallpaper preview being blank when spanning an image
  • Fix: No longer shows duplicate taskbar entries for Free Manga Downloader (FMD) app

v11.1.1 • January 29, 2025

  • Fix: Resolved a couple of issues with the monitor previews in the Monitor Config window
  • Fix: Triggers should be quicker to run than they were in 11.1
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with My Videos wallpaper settings not applying correctly in some cases

v11.1 • January 27, 2025

  • Change: The following settings window assets are now either SVGs or dynamically rendered for better scaling: monitor selector images; wallpaper source selector images; monitor box on Screen Saver tab; icons in the wallpaper "Sizing" drop-down; icons in the "Preset Splits" drop-down
  • Change: Added support for .AVIF and .WEBP files as wallpaper images (but not videos)
  • Change: Installer will now install ARM compiled hook processes on Windows machines with ARM processors
  • Change: Updated the Windows 11 tasbkar button underline to more closely match the Windows taskbar
  • Fix: Multiple Trigger rules now fire synchronously, should resolve some situations where window ends up in the wrong location
  • Fix: Improvements to reading EXIF info for wallpaper Image Info feature
  • Fix: Steam now constrains to monitor splits again
  • Fix: DisplayFusion no longer causes excessive disk reads when Steam is running (this was due to DisplayFusion looking for anti-cheat binaries in the steamapps directory to add them to the hook ignore list, but it was unnecessarily searching sub-folders of the steamapps directory, now only searches specific game folder directly after launching the game)
  • Fix: KeepassXC no longer disappears when minimized on the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the "Show Hidden Icons" button
  • Fix: BFS.Window.Maximize scripting function now does nothing if the window is already maximized, instead of toggling the window back to non-maximized
  • Fix: Resolved a deadlock issue with some scripting functions
  • Fix: Freda epub app now shows up on DisplayFusion taskbars
  • Fix: Resolved a few more Monitor Config applying issues
  • Fix: Resolved an issue caused by minimizing the code editor window
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the wallpaper autofix not working sometimes
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the wp-title image info tag wasn't showing the filename as a fallback
  • Fix: Show in File Explorer menu entry now works with the My Videos wallpaper source
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the auto-updater sometimes prompted to update to betas even with the option disabled
  • Fix: explorer.exe taskbar shortcuts with shell::: params will no longer combine with File Explorer windows
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the settings window wouldn't open on some machines
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where Triggers weren't firing on Excel windows opened after the first launch
  • Fix: Start button no longer disappears when un-pinning a taskbar button
  • Fix: SVG titlebar buttons are now the correct size
  • Fix: Taskbar button and tray icons should be smoother again
  • Fix: Alt+Tab window performance improvement
  • Fix: SwifDoo PDF editor now gets titlebar buttons
  • Fix: Window Highlight Border Size advanced setting works correctly again
  • Fix: Taskbar context menu no longer off the screen in some cases

v11.0.5 • December 24, 2024

  • Change: Add a "copy" button for Triggers
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with window positioning and Window Position Profiles

v11.0.4 • December 20, 2024

  • Fix: Monitor splits now apply correctly on startup
  • Fix: Fixed hook related issues on startup
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where taskbar button context menus didn't match the Windows theme

v11.0.3 • December 19, 2024

  • Fix: Network tray icon no longer cut off on 125% monitor scaling
  • Fix: SubEdit now shows up in Alt+Tab handler
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with applications not maximizing to monitor splits in some cases
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where monitor config would revert after exiting a full screen game
  • Fix: LibreOffice now maximizes to splits
  • Fix: LibreOffice now works with middle-click moving
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with launching new instances of already running Firefox processes
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where sometimes the wallpaper wouldn't auto-fix when it should
  • Fix: DisplayFusion taskbar no longer moves above the monitor fading overlay
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where some custom taskbar button icons were bad quality
  • Fix: Resolved an async issue in scripting
  • Fix: Mirror Windows can now be maximized again by double-clicking
  • Fix: Move Window to Different Monitor dialog accepts number input again
  • Fix: Taskbar shortcuts that run explorer.exe shell::: params work again
  • Fix: OBS can now be launched from a DisplayFusion taskbar shortcut

v11.0.2 • December 12, 2024

  • Change: Unblocked some hotkeys for Windows versions lower than Windows 11 24H2
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Don't check the reserved hotkey list
  • Fix: Steam branding logo no longer doubled-up on scaled monitors
  • Fix: Binary Fortress account message on login control no longer cropped on scaled monitors
  • Fix: Taskbar clock no longer disappears when text size set to 30
  • Fix: Taskbar clock text now correctly centred vertically on Windows 10 with "Use small icons" enabled

v11.0.1 • December 12, 2024

  • Fix: Resolved an issue with Start Menu moving with split monitors in some setups
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with some hotkeys being blocked in Windows versions before Win 11 24H2

v11.0 • December 10, 2024

  • Change: Updated to run on .NET 8
  • Change: Settings window re-design, tabs are now ordered alphabetically and settings now auto-apply when changed
  • Change: Some settings have been moved to new tabs or moved to more appropriate tabs in the Settings window
  • Change: Added a "Don't prevent snagging during full screen" option for mouse management
  • Change: Added a "Restart DisplayFusion" context tray menu option
  • Change: Added a "Restart Explorer" button to the Troubleshooting tab
  • Change: Added a size parameter to scripted dialog boxes
  • Change: Added a window picker to the Compatibility rule edit window
  • Change: If Windows built-in "Ease cursor movement" setting is enabled, DisplayFusion "prevent snagging" options will be disabled
  • Change: Monitor Fading now allows you to exclude specific monitors from being faded
  • Change: Monitor Fading now has an option to do a gradual fade
  • Change: New Advanced Setting to disable taskbar preview aero peek on hover per-taskbar
  • Change: New Advanced Setting to disable tray notifications for running scripts
  • Change: New Advanced Setting to override the detected Windows font for the taskbar
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Disable Green Overlay Dots on Settings Window Tabs
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Don't Move Windows Taskbar Popups
  • Change: New Compatibility setting: "Ignore Fullscreen Window"
  • Change: New Function: Screen Ruler
  • Change: New Advanced Setting to control colour profiles in image loading
  • Change: New built-in functions: Screen Zoom, Colour Picker, Screen Ruler
  • Change: New installs will no longer set default key combinations on Functions
  • Change: New scripting functions for virtual desktops
  • Change: New scripting functions to enable/disable DisplayFusion taskbar auto-hide
  • Change: New taskbar mode: Windows shows all, DF shows none
  • Change: Removed the "Change to Free" button on the Settings License Key tab when DisplayFusion is installed from Steam
  • Change: Taskbar theme changes when using high contrast themes in Windows to improve visibility
  • Change: Window Snapping max distance increased from 100 to 500
  • Change: You can now select multiple Custom or Scripted Functions to delete simultaneously
  • Fix: "My Videos" wallpaper improvements
  • Fix: "Window Destroyed" trigger improvements
  • Fix: Added a fallback for Windows monitor ID if duplicate monitor IDs are detected
  • Fix: AdvancedRename now shows up in Alt+Tab
  • Fix: Alt+Tab now shows window text for Firefox windows
  • Fix: Alt+Tab remote desktop issue resolved
  • Fix: Apps forced to full screen via compatibility rule no longer cause taskbars on other monitors to force to bottom of z-order
  • Fix: Autohide taskbar no longer moves down instead of actually hiding
  • Fix: BFS.Application.Start now properly supports UWP apps
  • Fix: BFS.Audio.SetVolumeMin() and BFS.Audio.SetVolumeMax() no longer throws an exception
  • Fix: BFS.General.Sleep is now documented correctly
  • Fix: BFS.Speech.TextToSpeechWithVoice works again
  • Fix: BFS.Web.OpenUrlNewWindow now works with Edge
  • Fix: Blocklisted titlebar buttons on MYOB "Create email" window
  • Fix: Bluetooth tray icon menu no longer opens on top-left of monitor
  • Fix: Change to monitor config apply fallback code should hopefully resolve issue where primary monitor doesn't get set correctly in some cases
  • Fix: Change to monitor config apply fallback code should hopefully resolve issue where some monitor profiles take a long time to load
  • Fix: Chrome and Edge now correctly get focus when launched from the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Chrome now gets focus correctly when launching from DF taskbar
  • Fix: Clicking in an Adobe Reader window when maximized to a split no longer causes it to shift
  • Fix: Clip Studio Paint windows no longer move to top-left of monitor
  • Fix: Clock is no longer truncated in Windows 10 when using the US format
  • Fix: Context menu no longer hides if hovered too quickly
  • Fix: ESET compatibility fixes
  • Fix: Fix for Maximize (ignore splits) on Adobe Reader
  • Fix: Fix for the "Some settings controlled by administrator" tip not showing up in the Settings window
  • Fix: Fix for webview2 errors
  • Fix: Fix to resolve issues with monitor profiles setting the primary monitor
  • Fix: Fixed Steam tray icon double-click behaviour on DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where DisplayFusion would crash when stopping long running scripts
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where custom functions were getting duplicated
  • Fix: Fixes for some application tray icons on the DF taskbar
  • Fix: Fixes for taskbar flickering due to incorrectly detected full screen windows
  • Fix: Fullscreen detection fixes
  • Fix: Fullscreen game windows should no longer move to splits
  • Fix: Group Buttons by App ID now also affects combining with pinned buttons
  • Fix: Helldivers 2 now detected properly as full screen
  • Fix: Improved StartAllBack compatibility
  • Fix: Improved monitor profile detection
  • Fix: Improved support for pinned shortcuts with "Force application to monitor" enabled
  • Fix: Launching Chrome and Edge for the DisplayFusion taskbar now focuses correctly
  • Fix: MSI Installer now ignores pre-reqs as it's not possible to launch .NET 8 installer from an MSI
  • Fix: Maximized windows on monitor with DisplayFusion auto-hide taskbar no longer move back to the Windows taskbar
  • Fix: Middle-click on pinned taskbar button now opens new instance when there aren't any currently running
  • Fix: Modifier keys no longer duplicated when using hotkey selector in scripted functions
  • Fix: Monitor Config now sets active signal resolution
  • Fix: Monitor Profiles that have duplicate monitor IDs should now load correctly
  • Fix: Monitor splits preview window now closes correctly
  • Fix: Network tray icon on DF taskbar will no longer trigger entries in Windows location history (was due to asking for WiFi signal info, we no longer do that)
  • Fix: No longer end up with black screen when switching monitor profiles in some cases
  • Fix: No longer hooking Alt+Tab if Remote Desktop UWP app has focus
  • Fix: No longer shows an incorrect Steam license key warning
  • Fix: Now correctly shows an error if login credentials are invalid
  • Fix: OpenShell start menu now opens on correct taskbar
  • Fix: Partial fix for SnagIt auto-higlight when using Monitor Fading (should work for majority of customers)
  • Fix: Pinned PWA app improvements
  • Fix: Q10 text editor now shows up in Alt+Tab
  • Fix: Removed duplicate Image Info tags in desktop wallpaper settings
  • Fix: Resolved a Lock Screen settings apply issue
  • Fix: Resolved a UI issue that caused red X's on checkboxes sometimes
  • Fix: Resolved a couple of other crashes
  • Fix: Resolved a taskbar clock width issue
  • Fix: Resolved an issue causing some monitor profile loads to take 1-2 minutes to complete
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where DF wouldn't remove taskbar buttons for closed windows (usually happened if running AutoCAD)
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where Discord didn't move to the DisplayFusion taskbar in some cases
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where DisplayFusion crashed on exit
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where some Firefox menus were opening behind the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where some Functions may be duplicated and can't be deleted
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where some Screen Saver settings were not saving correctly
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where taskbar button previews wouldn't open correctly when the taskbars were split
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where taskbar preview wouldn't close until clicked
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the Start menu button would disappear on the DF taskbars
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the auto-updater sometimes wouldn't launch the installer for the new version
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the lock screen didn't get updated with the current desktop wallpaper
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the network/volume tray popup wasn't moving on Win 11 24H2
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the taskbar would sometimes stop responding to clicks
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where wallpaper would sometimes stop changing after locking/unlocking Windows
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with Window Created Trigger rules on Firefox
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with custom titlebar buttons not displaying correctly
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with game stuttering
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with launching .bat files from the DF taskbar
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the Reddit wallpaper source loading the wrong URL
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the network tray icon showing the wrong icon in some cases
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with window selector crosshairs staying on the screen
  • Fix: Resolved issue with Snipping Tool that caused it to auto-select second monitor
  • Fix: Resolved issues with some applications not working with the "Start on same monitor" option in pinned button settings
  • Fix: Scripted Functions that crash no longer leave a tray icon
  • Fix: Select Application window gets correct EXE for Snipping Tool now
  • Fix: Significant monitor configuration and profile improvements
  • Fix: Start Menu no longer appears behind the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Start menu no longer closes immediately on open in Windows 10 Hebrew
  • Fix: Steam pinned taskbar button fix
  • Fix: Summoners War taskbar button now moves to the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Taskbar buttons no longer shuffle when switching between Windows virtual desktops
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer covers the Tasks drop-down in the vSphere Web Client
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer intermittently stops responding to mouse input
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer stops responding to mouse clicks
  • Fix: Taskbar preview no longer disappears on mouse hover in Windows 11
  • Fix: Taskbar shortcut combining improvements
  • Fix: Taskbars now work with LastActiveClick
  • Fix: Titlebar Buttons no longer re-appear after removing in the settings
  • Fix: Titlebar Buttons should no longer incorrectly hide in some cases
  • Fix: Titlebar buttons no longer re-appear after deleting
  • Fix: Unsplash wallpaper provider now correctly loads "user's liked images"
  • Fix: Updated "My Videos" wallpaper source to work with Windows changes introduced in Windows 11 24H2
  • Fix: Winamp compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Winamp taskbar button now moves to the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Windows taskbar no longer takes too long to constrain to splits after explorer.exe restarts
  • Fix: You can now set the target scaling mode to not change or be stored in monitor profiles

v10.1.2 • October 10, 2023

  • Note: This is the last version of DisplayFusion that will install and run on Windows 7/8
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons now show up on Discord
  • Fix: Firefox no longer moves to next monitor when middle-clicking a tab
  • Fix: Alt+Tab previews no longer have black borders on Windows 10
  • Fix: Alt+Tab icons are now centred under previews when item text is disabled
  • Fix: Alt+Tab no longer has a white background in some cases
  • Fix: Alt+Tab no longer selects the wrong window when using the "Show on current monitor, show current windows" mode
  • Fix: Taskbar now gets the correct height on systems with Atomic Alarm Clock installed
  • Fix: Chrome now fits properly when maximized to splits on systems with ESET Antivirus installed
  • Fix: Windows no longer resize when restored from minimized by dragging file over taskbar button
  • Fix: Selecting All Applications in the Select Application window no longer throws an error
  • Fix: UWP apps are no longer duplicated in the Select Application window
  • Fix: Taskbar line looks correct again when auto-hidden on Windows 10
  • Fix: AMD Radeon software now gets correct icon on DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Resolved a wallpaper issue that could cause the wallpaper to be removed and replaced with a blank image
  • Fix: Added and fixed some DisplayFusionCommand items
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that prevented taskbars from splitting in an RDP session sometimes
  • Fix: Resolved a compatibility issue with CheatEngine

v10.1.1 • September 5, 2023

  • Note: This is the last version of DisplayFusion that will install and run on Windows 7/8
  • Note: This includes all of the fixes that were in 10.1 as well as the important hotfix below
  • Resolved an issue that caused some features or windows to not start or open correctly in some situations

v10.1 • September 5, 2023

  • Note: This is the last version of DisplayFusion that will install and run on Windows 7/8
  • Change: New Alt+Tab mode: All Monitors, Current Windows Only
  • Change: Improved detection when moving windows to make sure they're in the correct spot
  • Change: Removed Colour Depth from monitor config window as it's not longer needed
  • Change: Added more logging for clicks on taskbar items
  • Change: We've overhauled our Alt+Tab code to fix various issues
  • Change: New code signing certificate (this is to fix the VirtualBox split maximize issue)
  • Change: Using polling instead of hooks now for Adobe Reader which fixes issues and allows it to remain running sandboxed
  • Change: Added additional info to the "you need Pro for this feature prompt"
  • Change: New DisplayFusionCommand option: -wallpaperresume
  • Change: You can now choose the sizing mode for the My Videos wallpaper source
  • Change: Updated text for the Pause/Resume options in the wallpaper context menu
  • Change: Custom column width will now be remembered in the Triggers tab each time the edit window closes
  • Fix: General perfomance improvements to fix stuttering when running DisplayFusion
  • Fix: Maplestory icon should show up on DisplayFusion taskbar now
  • Fix: Auto-hide taskbar no longer leaves 1px line on Windows 11
  • Fix: SmugMug wallpaper source will now load all albums
  • Fix: Maximized window dragging fixes
  • Fix: AMD Radeon software icon now shows up correctly on DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Taskbar buttons and preview tooltip text now support emoji
  • Fix: File Explorer taskbar button no longer jitters when dragging
  • Fix: Parsec icon now shows up on DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Inverting titlebar button colours with the advanced setting should work now
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the Start10/11 icon would disappear off DisplayFusion taskbars
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where auto-hidden taskbars would get stuck open if you quickly revealed them
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the network icon not getting moved to secondary monitors with some monitor configs
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with DisplayFusion taskbars not detecting DPI changes
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with titlebar buttons preventing maximize button from firing on LINE desktop app
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with button clicks on taskbar items failing when taskbar rendering is disabled
  • Fix: FxSound will appear on DisplayFusion taskbars now
  • Fix: Apps that include the version number in the path will auto update when pinned to DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: DisplayFusion should correctly maximize windows when dragging to splits now
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the wallpaper was occasionally blank
  • Fix: Pinning the control panel on a DisplayFusion taskbar will now show the correct icon
  • Fix: Nvidia Control Panel will now launch when pinned to DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the Start menu would sometimes open then immediately close
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons now show on Adobe Premiere Elements window
  • Fix: Monitor Config and Profiles can now correctly apply custom resolutions that were saved after creating them in NVIDIA Control Panel
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with maximized window dragging
  • Fix: ESET security software no longer hangs while DisplayFusion is running
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with loading profiles when primary monitor is being enabled
  • Fix: Aero Shake status is reflected in DisplayFusion settings based on what Windows is set to
  • Fix: You can now pin mmc.exe to a DisplayFusion taskbar directly
  • Fix: Opening your current wallpaper in File Explorer will now jump to the file
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with hooks only running on one instance of a terminal server
  • Fix: Looping scripts now stop when exiting script
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with SmugMug login
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where DisplayFusion wasn't detecting the correct monitor profile
  • Fix: Right click menu on taskbar no longer drops behind taskbar
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with maximized dragging not snapping to splits
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with windows opened from Open Shell start menu not moving to current monitor
  • Fix: Screensaver now scales to full monitor bounds if preview mode is disabled
  • Fix: Power menu now correctly centres over start menu
  • Fix: Tray overflow menu no longer snaps to right side of monitor if monitor is split
  • Fix: We've re-added the ability to set "Fit best" and "Random position" at the same time in the screensaver settings
  • Fix: The correct monitor now unfades if you select the desktop with monitor fading enabled
  • Fix: Fullscreen borderless games will be correctly detected as full screen now
  • Fix: Open Wallpaper Image in File Explorer no longer shows splash screen
  • Fix: Minimize Window to System Tray no longer combines multiple windows into a single tray icon
  • Fix: Taskbar buttons now show up on DF taskbar for Gigabyte Aorus
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the Windows taskbar was sometimes not constrained properly when using Monitor Splitting
  • Fix: VirtualBox will now maximize correctly to splits again
  • Fix: Resolved an intermittent issue with re-ordering taskbar buttons
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with running functions on maximized windows on monitors with padding
  • Fix: Alt+Tab can now focus Win32 apps even when DisplayFusion is not running elevated
  • Fix: Borderless mirror windows now go full screen again when double-clicked
  • Fix: Re-worked monitor profile load via hotkey/tray menu to try and resolve an intermittent issue with loading profiles
  • Fix: Resolved taskbar flickering issues due to mis-detected context menus
  • Fix: Taskbar height detection fix for Windows 7
  • Fix: Taskbar constraining issue with monitor splitting
  • Fix: Hooking related fixes
  • Fix: Free version no longer errantly prompts to upgrade when opening the settings window
  • Fix: Clock Text rendering issue when transparency is enabled in Windows
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons fix for topmost windows
  • Fix: Borderless mirror window can now be made full screen by double-clicking
  • Fix: Settings backup fix
  • Fix: "Auto-Hide Animation" advanced setting works again
  • Fix: Taskbar button text no longer upside-down when running WindowBlinds
  • Fix: Start menu now stays open when using third-party Start menu replacements
  • Fix: Taskbar button height issue
  • Fix: Resolved a rendering issue with the Windows 7 taskbar

v10.0 • April 12, 2023

  • Change: New code signing certificate
  • Change: Upgraded to .NET 7 (OS support is now Win 10 1607 and higher)
  • Change: Win 7, Win 8/8.1, and Win 10 versions lower than 1607 are no longer supported (DisplayFusion will still install but use at your own risk)
  • Change: Monitor Config backend code completely overhauled to support more configurations and prevent errors for minor variations when loading profiles. Please see this post for more details: https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-configuration-backend-completely-revamped-in-displayfusion-100-b18/?ID=b17dacd1-0611-48c1-a29c-3a3e5046812a
  • Change: It's now possible to open multiple script edit windows
  • Change: Much improved code editor for scripted functions
  • Change: Added an entry for DisplayFusionCommand to the Select Application dialog
  • Change: Advanced settings that are forced by policy setting will now show as red and cannot be edited in the UI
  • Change: Added a policy setting to disable the social links in the Settings window
  • Change: Added a policy setting to disable crash reporting
  • Change: Added an advanced setting to disable webview2 install prompt
  • Change: Added an advanced setting to set the polling interval for the "Lock Mouse Cursor" function
  • Change: Improved some icons to help with colour blindness
  • Change: Removed the "restart explorer" prompt and added an advanced setting to re-enable it
  • Change: Added an advanced setting to adjust the size of taskbar buttons and pinned items
  • Change: Added a physical scaling mode option for monitor configurations
  • Change: New scripting function for launching UWP apps: BFS.Application.StartByAppID
  • Change: New scripting functions for working with monitor fading: BFS.MonitorFading
  • Change: New scripting functions for getting the name and description of the currently running script
  • Change: Removed the "duplicate IDs" warning from the Monitor Config window as it's no longer needed
  • Change: Monitor Config now allows for cloning one monitor to more than one other monitor
  • Change: Wallpaper window will now warn if "Show Animations in Windows" is disabled when using the My Videos wallpaper source
  • Change: Wallpaper slideshow is no longer paused while the settings window is open
  • Change: Added a "Middle" option for the Start button position on the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Change: Monitor Config and Monitor Profiles now support setting Windows display scaling
  • Change: Split monitor IDs now show in the main Monitor Config window
  • Change: Added an advanced setting for adjusting the timeout on the Monitor Config "keep changes" dialog
  • Change: Added an advanced setting for having the wallpaper preview double-click open in default handler instead of File Explorer
  • Change: Added an advanced setting to force auto-hide taskbar to not hide
  • Change: Added a new option for Alt+Tab to disable the icon overlays
  • Change: Updated the names for some of the taskbar clock advanced settings
  • Change: Added a location option to the Bing wallpaper source
  • Change: New wallpaper source for RSS feeds
  • Change: New scripting functions for controlling application start style (BFS.Application.StartHidden, BFS.Application.StartMaximized, BFS.Application.StartMinimized)
  • Change: New built-in function: "Move Window to Next Monitor (ignore monitor splits)"
  • Change: My Images wallpaper source now supports SVG files
  • Change: Added a button on the Troubleshooting tab to reset all settings to defaults
  • Change: Removed Facebook and Instagram wallpaper providers, working with Facebook to constantly keep DisplayFusion approved is nearly impossible
  • Change: Removed the Wallpaper Abyss wallpaper provider, they are shutting down their API soon
  • Change: When explorer.exe automatically restarts or crashes and restarts on Windows 11, DisplayFusion will now correctly reload the taskbar so that the work area gets set again
  • Change: Now shows a tray notification when saving a Window Position Profile (can be disabled in advanced settings)
  • Change: Max width in Custom Functions changed from 10,000 to 99,999
  • Change: New scripting function: BFS.DisplayFusion.MirrorMonitor
  • Change: New scripting function: BFS.Audio.SetVolume
  • Change: New scripting function: BFS.Audio.SetApplicationVolume
  • Change: New scripting function: BFS.Dialog.ShowTrayMessage
  • Change: Disabled Titlebar Buttons for child windows in Microsoft Office apps
  • Change: Added MalwareBytes Anti-Malware to the hooks blocklist
  • Change: Added Fallout76.exe to the hooks blocklist
  • Change: Added wallpaper support for .webp image files
  • Change: Added the "Theme" option on the Settings Options tab for choosing light mode or dark mode
  • Change: Toggle TitleBar Button on Settings Functions tab changed to Add/Remove TitleBar Button
  • Change: Toggle Jump List on Settings Functions tab changed to Add to/Remove from Jump List
  • Change: Added the battery icon next to the volume and network tray icons on Windows 11
  • Change: On new installations, single-click on the tray icon now defaults to Settings instead of Desktop Wallpaper
  • Change: On Windows 11, network and volume tray icons now move with the System Tray Icons position instead of the Clock position
  • Change: Added a run as administrator option to pinned taskbar buttons
  • Change: Added the "microphone in use" icon to the taskbar tray
  • Change: Separated mouse no-snag into separate X and Y settings
  • Change: Updated some taskbar elements to match Windows 11 more closely
  • Change: New advanced setting: Disable Hooking the Windows Taskbar
  • Fix: Many fixes and adjustments for better Windows 11 compatibility
  • Fix: Many fixes related to explorer patching apps like Explorer Patcher, Start 11, and StartAllBack
  • Fix: Win + P panel positioning fix
  • Fix: Tray overflow button fix when using Explorer Patcher
  • Fix: Taskbar z-order fixes
  • Fix: Taskbar height fixes
  • Fix: Added an automatic reload for hooks when they're detected as inoperable
  • Fix: Code editor font size for multi-DPI setups
  • Fix: Fixes for loading Window Position Profiles with maximized UWP apps in splits
  • Fix: Taskbar z-order issues and context menu detection fixes
  • Fix: AnzioWin now gets an Alt+Tab entry
  • Fix: Taskbar will now force below the Teams screen sharing toolbar
  • Fix: Auto-hide taskbar z-order fix
  • Fix: Pinned items will now keep using the custom icon if set
  • Fix: Drag and drop on taskbar buttons now works in Windows 11
  • Fix: Tray icons work again in the latest Windows 11 build
  • Fix: Visual Studio Code now maximizes to splits correctly when restoring window positions
  • Fix: Office 2019 Pro Plus now gets hooked
  • Fix: Taskbar Force Primary Monitor ID advanced setting now works in Windows 11
  • Fix: Resolved a micro-stutter issue
  • Fix: PHPStorm context menus no longer drop behind the DF taskbar
  • Fix: Taskbar clock transparency issue when using the advanced setting for custom clock text colour
  • Fix: Start menu fixes for non-English Windows 10/11 installs
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with custom titlebar button icons in the Settings window
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the taskbar button progress indicators on Windows 11
  • Fix: Taskbar buttons now get the "running" indicator when taskbar is in the top position
  • Fix: Middle-click move now works on WhatsApp when maximized
  • Fix: Alt+Tab compatibility improvements
  • Fix: ESET security software compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Monitor fading shouldn't cause stuttering in games anymore
  • Fix: My Videos wallpaper source improvements
  • Fix: 'Send to Tray' function fixes
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with taskbar rendering and Unicode characters
  • Fix: Wallpaper memory usage improved
  • Fix: Wallpaper login fixes
  • Fix: ESET security software no longer locks up when DF is running
  • Fix: Minor installer fixes
  • Fix: IP CENTCOM app now shows up in the "Select Application" window
  • Fix: Font scaling issues in settings and monitor config windows
  • Fix: Blocked "Valorant" from being hooked to prevent it from crashing
  • Fix: Monitor Config no longer tries to apply scaling value if a custom scaling value is set in Windows
  • Fix: Badges and underlines now work correctly when taskbar rendering is disabled
  • Fix: Jigwin now gets a taskbar button
  • Fix: RootsMagic now gets a taskbar button
  • Fix: Topaz AI now gets titlebar buttons
  • Fix: Cinema4D now gets titlebar buttons
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with Google Photos wallpaper source not populating albums
  • Fix: Fixed a few wallpaper Image Info tags
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with website wallpaper scaling
  • Fix: Windows snap layout selection box no longer disappears when hovering the maximize button
  • Fix: BFS.Audio.GetPlaybackDevices now correctly returns all devices every time
  • Fix: Vladstudio wallpaper plugin now shows correct category names
  • Fix: No longer tries to apply monitor hardware config in a Citrix session (will only apply split configuration now)
  • Fix: Cloning more than 2 monitors together is now possible again
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the Google Photos wallpaper source login
  • Fix: Taskbar button for ProTax now has the correct icon
  • Fix: DisplayFusionCommand.exe starts quicker now
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer make InDesign play the "needs attention" sound when the Open File dialog is open
  • Fix: Taskbar pinned order now saves correctly when dragging to re-order pinned buttons for running apps
  • Fix: About window scaling fix
  • Fix: Resolved an edge case where the taskbar wouldn't reload correctly after a monitor config change
  • Fix: Functions list was overlaying Mouse Cursor and Monitor Profiles sections in some cases
  • Fix: Windows 11 system tray volume icon now shows muted state correctly
  • Fix: Functions now work on AmiBroker window
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons now show up on VBA windows
  • Fix: Load From URL wallpaper source now gets correct file name in Image Info when the URL redirects to a different file
  • Fix: Splits and Padding window now remembers the state of the "Auto-Fill All Splits" checkbox
  • Fix: Taskbar button badges now scale with the icons
  • Fix: DisplayFusion Photos Screen Saver scaling should now be correct when monitors have different scaling levels
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the My Videos wallpaper source when using only a single video in the folder
  • Fix: Links in wallpaper source settings windows (e.g. Facebook login privacy link) now work correctly
  • Fix: Fixed issue with Facebook Messenger tray icon/transparency
  • Fix: Calendar UWP app now gets the correct icon when pinned to the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Taskbar pinned items are no longer blurry when using a custom shortcut size
  • Fix: Second Copy app no longer crashes when moved by a Trigger rule
  • Fix: Scripted Functions no longer create multiple entries for DisplayFusion in the Windows notification area settings
  • Fix: FastStone Capture now shows up on the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: QQ window should scale correctly now when moved with a DisplayFusion function
  • Fix: Vladstudio wallpaper source API update
  • Fix: TitleBar Button enumeration now ignores full screen windows to improve game performance
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the DisplayFusion Photos Screen Saver transitions having a very low framerate
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the wallpaper would be black when using the Website wallpaper source
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the taskbar icons for some UWP apps
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with pinned taskbar buttons for UWP apps
  • Fix: Pinned taskbar buttons for UWP apps will now attempt to automatically update their paths when the app auto-updates
  • Fix: Window icon now shows correctly on Alt+Tab even when "Show window text..." is disabled
  • Fix: Windows Lock Screen now gets updated properly when loading Wallpaper Profile via command-line or context menu
  • Fix: Added Lost Ark to hooks blocklist
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons now work on oMega
  • Fix: Taskbar right-click menu works now when the "Disable Taskbar Background Rendering" advanced setting is enabled
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where Adobe Acrobat wouldn't maximize with splits enabled
  • Fix: Settings window no longer crashes when loading the Screen Saver tab
  • Fix: Taskbar button width should now be correct when Explorer Patcher is present on the system
  • Fix: Tweaked script compilation to try to resolve an error with verifying scripts on some systems
  • Fix: Changed hooking process to resolve performance issues in some cases (e.g. when transferring files with WinSCP)
  • Fix: System tray icons no longer overlap with tall taskbars
  • Fix: Facebook Messenger window now gets titlebar buttons
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the DisplayFusion taskbar showed different window titles than the Windows taskbar in some cases
  • Fix: Tasbkar icons no longer get scrambled when dragging pinned items
  • Fix: Blocklisted Final Fantasy XIV from getting hooked
  • Fix: Tooltips no longer cause settings dialogs to move behind the main settings window
  • Fix: Clock text now correctly changes to single line for short (less than 40px) taskbars
  • Fix: Reddit wallpaper fix when using r/ultrahdwallpapers
  • Fix: Taskbar clock/calendar no longer has a different colour background than the rest of the taskbar
  • Fix: Video wallpaper will now work correctly even if it can't find the proper audio codec
  • Fix: Resolved and issue with the Zenfolio wallpaper source
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility adjustment for VS Code
  • Fix: DesktopWindowXamlSource entry should no longer appear in Alt+Tab
  • Fix: Resolved some issues with the clock text and colour advanced settings
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the clock overflowing to 3 lines in some cases
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility adjustment for Quicken
  • Fix: Scripted Functions that open dialog windows now force the dialog to have focus when launched from the command line
  • Fix: System tray and clock are now the correct size when the Shortcut Width advanced setting is enabled
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons now show up on MusicMaker windows
  • Fix: Special K Injection Frontend now shows up in Alt+Tab
  • Fix: Clock text on Korean Windows 10 improved
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer stay on the screen when minimizing a Groupy window
  • Fix: MobaXterm now shows up on the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Window Snapping now works correctly when maximized dragging is enabled and Shift is held
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with taskbar element order
  • Fix: Resolved a taskbar loading/flickering issue
  • Fix: Resolved a Start button sizing issue
  • Fix: Resolved a volume and network tray icon sizing issue
  • Fix: Resolved a window move/size issue on certain splits and padding layouts with scaling enabled
  • Fix: Start button on Windows 10 is crisper now
  • Fix: Start button no longer shows over full screen video intermittently
  • Fix: Taskbar now reloads properly after all changes
  • Fix: Resolved a CPU usage issue
  • Fix: Resolved a system lag issue related to WM_DEVICECHANGE messages
  • Fix: Cheat Engine taskbar icon now moves to the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Scripted functions now pre-compiled on DisplayFusion startup
  • Fix: Reddit wallpaper source no longer returns a 403 error
  • Fix: Resolved a window focus issue with the update check dialog
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where scripted functions sometimes ran on the wrong window when using TitleBar button
  • Fix: TitleBar buttons now hide correctly on Brave, Opera, and Edge
  • Fix: KMPlayer now gets TitleBar buttons
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that prevented some scripted functions from running
  • Fix: Chris TV app should now be correctly detected as full screen
  • Fix: Cinema 4D no longer crashes when DisplayFusion is running
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with logins for the Dropbox wallpaper plugin

v9.9 • December 14, 2021

  • Note: DisplayFusion 9.9 and 10.0 Beta 11 are the same build. We've released it as 9.9 stable to get the Windows 11 fixes out to everyone.
  • Change: Minor tweaks to the Settings window UI
  • Change: On new installations, single-click on the tray icon now defaults to Settings instead of Desktop Wallpaper
  • Change: Added a run as administrator option to pinned taskbar buttons
  • Change: Added the "microphone in use" icon to the taskbar tray
  • Change: Separated mouse no-snag into separate X and Y settings
  • Change: Updated some taskbar elements to match Windows 11 more closely (more updates coming in future betas)
  • Change: Much improved code editor for scripted functions
  • Fix: A bunch of Windows 11 fixes (we're still working through the full list)
  • Fix: Reddit wallpaper fix when using r/ultrahdwallpapers
  • Fix: Potentially fixed taskbar being fully transparent on some systems
  • Fix: DesktopXamlWindow entry no longer shows in Alt+Tab
  • Fix: The date on the taskbar no longer gets cut off in Windows 11
  • Fix: Taskbar clock/calendar no longer has a different colour background than the rest of the taskbar
  • Fix: Video wallpaper will now work correctly even if it can't find the proper audio codec
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the Zenfolio wallpaper source
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility adjustment for VS Code
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the MSI Afterburner tray icon wasn't updating properly
  • Fix: Resolved some issues with the clock text and colour advanced settings
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the clock overflowing to 3 lines in some cases
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility adjustment for Quicken
  • Fix: Scripted Functions that open dialog windows now force the dialog to have focus when launched from the command line
  • Fix: Taskbar clock is no longer cut off in some scaling setups
  • Fix: Right-click menus no longer lose highlight when opening sub-menus
  • Fix: System tray and clock are now the correct size when the Shortcut Width advanced setting is enabled
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons now show up on MusicMaker windows
  • Fix: Special K Injection Frontend now shows up in Alt+Tab
  • Fix: Clock text on Korean Windows 10 improved
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer stay on the screen when minimizing a Groupy window
  • Fix: MobaXterm now shows up on the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Window Snapping now works correctly when maximized dragging is enabled and Shift is held
  • Fix: Chrome pinned app taskbar button now combines with running button
  • Fix: Resolved a Start button sizing issue
  • Fix: Resolved a window move/size issue on certain splits and padding layouts with scaling enabled
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the "Toggle Multi-Monitor Taskbars" function wasn't re-enabling the taskbars
  • Fix: Start button no longer shows over full screen video intermittently
  • Fix: Taskbar now reloads properly after all changes
  • Fix: Resolved a CPU usage issue
  • Fix: Resolved a system lag issue related to WM_DEVICECHANGE messages
  • Fix: Cheat Engine taskbar icon now moves to the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Scripted functions now pre-compiled on DisplayFusion startup
  • Fix: Reddit wallpaper source no longer returns a 403 error
  • Fix: Resolved a window focus issue with the update check dialog
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where scripted functions sometimes ran on the wrong window when using titlebar button
  • Fix: Titlebar buttons now hide correctly on Brave, Opera, and Edge
  • Fix: Open Chrome app windows now combine properly with their taskbar shortcut
  • Fix: KMPlayer now gets titlebar buttons
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that prevented some scripted functions from running
  • Fix: Chris TV app should now be correctly detected as full screen
  • Fix: Cinema 4D no longer crashes when DisplayFusion is running
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with logins for the Dropbox wallpaper plugin
  • Fix: Fixed a regression where the Start menu wouldn't open directly on the DF taskbar when it should (same scaling level, Start button clicked with mouse)
  • Fix: Clock text now correctly changes to single line for short (less than 40px) taskbars

v9.8 • May 4, 2021

  • Change: Monitor name is now shown on the preview in the Monitor Config window
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Tooltip Autohide Delay Override
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Window Management: Disable Window Moving Fallback Retry
  • Change: Added a warning when trying to set a key combination that doesn't use any modifier keys
  • Change: Changed the Window Position Profiles icon
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the Microsoft Edge web browser not being correctly removed from the Windows taskbar in Windows 10 21H1
  • Fix: ChrisTV PVR app will now move to the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with Open Shell and Taskbar Magic
  • Fix: Resolved a rare edge case where Triggers could get processed out of order
  • Fix: Windows should no longer end up behind the taskbar in some cases with monitor splitting enabled
  • Fix: OpenShell menu no longer opens on wrong monitor after applying the DisplayFusion settings
  • Fix: Titlebar Buttons didn't appear on Soda PDF main window
  • Fix: Improved the Move Window to Next Monitor function when using splits and scaling
  • Fix: DF should no longer hang when an HDMI 2.1 device is connected
  • Fix: "Ignore minimized windows when restoring" option in Window Position Profiles wasn't working
  • Fix: Maxthon browser no longer moves when middle-clicking a tab
  • Fix: Resolved a couple of mouse wrapping/no-snag issues
  • Fix: DisplayFusion will no longer try to add TitleBar Buttons to Norton Security windows (this will prevent the "tampering" log messages in Norton Security)
  • Fix: Microsoft Edge taskbar/explorer.exe fix no longer applies to Windows Insider 20226 and higher
  • Fix: Mouse cursor no longer does a double move with mouse wrapping and prevent snagging features
  • Fix: Triggers now work correctly with the "Mirror Window (No Borders)" function
  • Fix: Windows taskbar no longer spans entire screen on some split setups
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer disappear on maximized windows when Stardock Groupy is installed
  • Fix: Monitor selector overlay text should no longer occasionally get stuck on screen
  • Fix: Updated Reddit wallpaper provider preview links to use the new Reddit UI
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where certain functions were slow if any keyboard key was held
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where mouse cursor functions sometimes moved the cursor to the wrong location
  • Fix: Instagram wallpaper plugin finally approved by Facebook!
  • Fix: Windows that were previously maximized to a split before closing no longer have a gap when re-opening
  • Fix: Resolved a process hang issue
  • Fix: Icons on Settings Options tab are no longer blurry when scaled
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons will no longer show up on context menus in Citrix XenApp windows
  • Fix: Scripted Functions that use BFS.DisplayFusion.LoadWindowPositionProfile no longer hang
  • Fix: Improved the speed of Functions when run via TitleBar Buttons
  • Fix: Blocked a WindowFX injected window from triggering Window Destroyed events
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where window snapping didn't work after dragging a maximized window
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where hook processes wouldn't start correctly
  • Fix: Made a change that should help fix windows maximizing behind the taskbar in some cases
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where loading a Window Position Profile would sometimes hang DisplayFusion
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where icons for Trigger rules would sometimes disappear
  • Fix: Netflix UWP app now gets the correct icon when on the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Improved CPU usage (should be better with Acronis as well, but Acronis may still cause issues on some systems that we can't resolve from our end)
  • Fix: Audio tray menu for switching devices is now in the correct spot on multi-DPI systems

v9.7.1 • December 28, 2020

  • Change: Website wallpaper now allows local URLs (e.g. file://c:/page.html)
  • Change: Added a warning to the Edit Hotkey dialog if no modifiers are selected
  • Change: Increased taskbar shortcut limit from 200 to 500
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Remote Control: Security Code Override (for GPO settings)
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Image Info Offset
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Disable Desktop Refresh on Monitor Profile Load
  • Fix: Improvements to tray popups (volume, battery, network) on multi-DPI systems (calendar still has issues)
  • Fix: Improvements to moving windows on multi-DPI setups
  • Fix: Firefox no longer slow to move to next/previous monitor when maximized
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer needs to reload if work area needs to be reset
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with the "Treat Top-Tab Browser Windows as Standard Windows" advanced setting
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
  • Fix: SuperBird browser no longer moves when middle-clicking to close a tab
  • Fix: Firefox no longer has a gap on the right side if you have left padding enabled in Monitor Config
  • Fix: Tray icon hidden area no longer has gap between taskbar
  • Fix: Mouse wrapping should no longer intermittently wrap to wrong monitor edge
  • Fix: DisplayFusion Photos Screen Saver now works again
  • Fix: Crash reporting no longer causes DisplayFusion startup issue on some systems/li
  • Fix: Monitor selector TitleBar Button no longer closes on its own
  • Fix: Outlook no longer un-hides from tray when applying DisplayFusion Settings
  • Fix: Splits no longer re-enable when manually removing them
  • Fix: Explorer.exe should no longer crash when moving Microsoft Edge (Windows bug, worked around by not removing Edge from the Windows taskbar when it's moved to another monitor)
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer stays on top of full screen Chrome/Chromium-base browsers
  • Fix: Thinkorswim main window now gets TitleBar Buttons
  • Fix: Windows should be less jumpy when moving between monitors with different scaling levels
  • Fix: Trigger rules now ignore DisplayFusion taskbars and a few other DisplayFusion window types
  • Fix: Delphi 7 now shows up in Alt+Tab Handler and DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Alt+Tab Handler and taskbar no longer show a separate entry for every Edge tab
  • Fix: Added support for .arw image files as wallpaper images
  • Fix: Chrome windows that are maximized to splits no longer restore when applying DisplayFusion Settings
  • Fix: Resolved a Window Position Profile issue with restoring certain windows
  • Fix: Resolved an issue moving some windows with Functions and Triggers
  • Fix: Window no longer ignores splits when maximizing via Trigger rule if Shift key is held
  • Fix: Digital Blasphemy wallpaper provider login now works again
  • Fix: Resolved monitor configuration error 87 for some cloning setups, and setups where only splits are applied
  • Fix: Scripted Functions with dialog boxes that are run via TitleBar Button no longer lose focus
  • Fix: Monitor Profiles no longer slow to load if only changing splits
  • Fix: Maximized windows on a split monitor no longer extend off the bottom or sides of the monitor
  • Fix: Edge Chromium top-tabs support for TitleBar Buttons is improved
  • Fix: Window Position Profile saving for minimized windows is improved
  • Fix: iTunes no longer hangs with DisplayFusion functions
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that prevented some monitors from being detected
  • Fix: Microsoft Teams compatibility fix
  • Fix: Monitor Config issues resolved (error 1610 and others)
  • Fix: Taskbar height now correctly detected
  • Fix: Window Position Profiles are now loaded more quickly
  • Fix: Window Position Profile compatibility fixes

v9.7 • June 24, 2020

  • Note: This version updates some values in Window Position Profiles. It will automatically backup the settings before doing so, and if you run into any trouble, please let us know.
  • Change: Auto-Updater now uses a different method to launch the installer
  • Change: Added a filter box to the Window Position Profile edit window
  • Change: Removed the Aero Colour Mode option, as it causes performance issues in Windows 10
  • Change: Wallpaper Image Info text no longer trims blank lines at the start or end of the info
  • Change: Removed the last bit of the Windows version number from Wallpaper Image Info because Windows doesn't accurately provide it
  • Change: New wallpaper source: Google Earth View
  • Change: Google Photos login is now done in external browser, you'll need to re-login after updating to this version
  • Change: WallHaven wallpaper source will now choose from most recent 100 (instead of 25) when loading a new image
  • Change: You can now right-click a monitor in Monitor Config to manually enter position values
  • Change: New "if-and-only-if" operator for BFTextQuery, used for Match Conditions in Trigger rules (e.g. ==Downloads in the Window Text condition will only match the window title if it has the word Downloads and no other text)
  • Change: Added a new option to ignore minimized windows when loading Window Position Profiles
  • Change: Added the ability to filter the list on the Settings Window Position Profiles tab
  • Change: Scripted Function engine improvements
  • Change: New Function: Restore Window Positions from Last Save (ignore minimized)
  • Change: New Function: Mirror Monitor with Splits
  • Change: New Function: Mirror Monitor with Splits (no border)
  • Change: New Scripting Function: BFS.Input.SendKeysWithoutWait
  • Change: New Scripting Function: BFS.DisplayFusion.MirrorMonitorNoBorder
  • Change: New Scripting Function: BFS.DisplayFusion.MirrorSelectedAreaNoBorder
  • Change: New Scripting Function: BFS.DisplayFusion.MirrorWindowNoBorder
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Monitor Configuration: Force Primary Monitor ID
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Taskbar: Keep Microsoft Teams on DisplayFusion Taskbar When Minimized
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Taskbar: Accent Colour Override
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Troubleshooting: Send Custom Data with Crash Reports
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Window Management: Offset Window Move/Size ToolTips
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: Taskbar: Disable Show Desktop on Hover
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: General: ListView Background Colour Override
  • Change: New Advanced Setting: General: ListView Foreground Colour Override
  • Fix: Resolved a monitor order issue for functions on some machines
  • Fix: Resolved many "Error 87" failures with Monitor Configuration/Profiles (if you still get them after updating to this version, try re-saving the affected Monitor Profile)
  • Fix: NVIDIA helper processes now disabled correctly with DCH drivers when using monitor splitting
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where some monitors were not being detected
  • Fix: Desktop window gets refreshed after loading a Monitor Profile now to resolve any weirdness with desktop icons
  • Fix: Citrix Virtual App (XenApp) windows now constrain to splits
  • Fix: Questrade app now works with Monitor Splitting
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where Royal TS wasn't maximizing to splits
  • Fix: Monitor Selector now works correctly with scaling + many Monitor Splits
  • Fix: Windows now maximize fully when split monitor taskbar is disabled with "Position Disabled"
  • Fix: BFS.Monitor.GetMonitorWorkAreas scripting function now returns the correct values
  • Fix: Monitor selector overlay no longer turns black when dragging a window
  • Fix: Auto-Update dialog will no longer show if a full screen window is detected
  • Fix: Titlebar Button app compatibility improvements
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons now aligned correctly on SnagIt 2020
  • Fix: Titlebar Buttons now show up on Microsoft Teams window when maximized
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons now correctly hide behind context menus and on Chrome on setups that had many TitleBar Buttons enabled
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer cover the search button in Opera
  • Fix: "Windows Key Opens Secondary Start Menu" Advanced Setting now works correctly in Windows 10
  • Fix: Start button no longer stuck behind taskbar for 2 seconds with Monitor Fading and auto-hide enabled
  • Fix: Start menu now moves to correct monitor in latest Windows 10 Insider build
  • Fix: Start menu now moves to correct monitor in non-English Windows
  • Fix: Windows 10 Task View no longer hangs when DisplayFusion is running
  • Fix: Taskbar icons for UWP apps are now correct in the latest Windows 10 updates
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer blinks in front of Monitor Fading overlay
  • Fix: Chrome "app" windows now pin correctly to the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where taskbars on other monitors were forced to the bottom if there was a full screen window on a different monitor
  • Fix: Microsoft Teams taskbar button now gets removed when it's closed to the tray
  • Fix: Clicking Process Hacker tray icon now shows the popup correctly
  • Fix: Hovering Show Desktop on the DF taskbar no longer causes Aero Peek to fade in/out every second
  • Fix: API update for Digital Blasphemy wallpaper source
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with Unsplash, Facebook, Reddit, and Dropbox wallpaper providers
  • Fix: Wallpaper Image Info for Bing Desktop source now gets the correct description
  • Fix: Wallpaper Image Info text no longer sits under the taskbar with Monitor Splitting enabled
  • Fix: Functions are no longer delayed when run
  • Fix: Compatibility fixes for "Dissenter" browser
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where Windows would show more than one entry for DisplayFusion in the taskbar notification area settings
  • Fix: Window Position Profiles and Trigger rules now work correctly with Citrix Published Apps
  • Fix: Window Position Profiles now restore windows correctly when they're restored to a monitor with a different scaling level
  • Fix: Window Position Profile values are now consistent with Triggers and Custom Functions when saving, DF will auto-adjust existing profiles
  • Fix: Window Position Profiles will ignore Citrix Window Class in cases where the class is random for every new window
  • Fix: Restore Window Positions from Last Save function now remembers windows that are maximized to the full monitor in splitting setups
  • Fix: Mirror Window function can now scale the window larger than the original window
  • Fix: Resolved many issues with window positioning when using Functions
  • Fix: Windows no longer have gaps around the edges when using Functions or monitor splitting on multi-DPI systems
  • Fix: Monitor overlay no longer shows when dragging windows that can't be maximized
  • Fix: Drop-down menus on websites in Chrome no longer get moved by Trigger rules
  • Fix: Trigger rules with Window Text condition now have a 150 ms delay added to allow for things like page titles and file names to load before checking for a match
  • Fix: SlimJet browser no longer moves both windows to the next monitor when tearing out a tab
  • Fix: Window Snapping should now be smoother and more reliable
  • Fix: Resolved an issue preventing you from switching from the trial key to free version before the trial is expired
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where Auto Update policy setting wouldn't be correctly read in some cases
  • Fix: No longer tries to hook Norton Security
  • Fix: Resolved a micro-stutter issue that was happening approximately every 5 seconds on some systems
  • Fix: Blacklisted hidden PowerToys window from Alt+Tab Handler

v9.6.1 • June 24, 2020

  • Note: Some anti-virus apps are blocking the installer from running automatically. If the auto-updater fails to run, please try disabling your anti-virus before running the updater, or manually download the update. We will be working on this for the next version.
  • Note: The installer size increase is due to the inclusion of a Chromium-based webview library to replace the IE 11 based .NET webview
  • Bing Desktop wallpaper source had to be updated to use their new API and is unfortunately much more limited
  • Monitor Profiles from DisplayFusion 9.5 now load correctly in 9.6.1
  • "Extra" type monitors now detected by DisplayFusion (e.g. virtual monitors like Spacedesk)
  • Monitor Configuration clone options should now show up correctly in all scenarios

v9.6 • December 20, 2019

  • Note: If auto-updater fails to run, please try disabling your anti-virus before running the updater
  • Added anonymized telemetry for crashes (you can disable this with an Advanced Setting)
  • New Wallpaper provider: WallHaven
  • Added Advanced Setting for adjusting the gap between lines on the taskbar clock
  • Added Advanced Setting for disabling tray notifications for Scripted Functions called from Triggers
  • New Advanced Setting to adjust taskbar button icon size (only affects DF taskbar)
  • "Restore Window Positions from Last Save" function now ignores windows with empty window text to speed up restores
  • Added a "Restore Trial Key" button to License Key tab for those that want to switch between Free and Pro during the trial
  • Added a Trigger rule option to skip the rule if the desktop is locked
  • Overhauled Monitor Config/Profile code to resolve some issues with applying configurations and profiles (if you are having trouble loading Monitor Profiles, try re-saving them)
  • Monitor cloning in Monitor Config and Monitor Profiles now works with DisplayLink USB adapters and docks
  • Loading a Monitor Profile with splits via a Scripted Function now applies the splits correctly
  • Monitor Configuration and Monitor Profiles can now set 120 Hz correctly on TVs
  • DisplayFusion can now disable NVIDIA helper processes when using Surround + Monitor Splitting with DCH drivers
  • Resolved a GDI object leak when Monitor Fading is enabled
  • Resolved an issue where the wrong monitor order was detected in some cases
  • Select Application window no longer slow to load
  • Login for Flickr wallpaper plugin now works
  • Edge no longer moves to next monitor when middle-clicking a tab or dragging a tab to another monitor
  • No longer hooking MSRA.exe to prevent it from crashing
  • Resolved an issue where the screen would be blank after exiting the screen saver on some systems
  • PSPad taskbar button now moves to the DisplayFusion taskbar correctly
  • Edge (UWP) no longer shows multiple entries in Alt+Tab
  • "Prevent mouse cursor from snagging..." option now works with monitors stacked vertically
  • Resolved an issue where the audio device assigned to a Monitor Profile wouldn't get set in rare cases
  • CPU usage improvements in cases where windows are changing focus quickly
  • TitleBar Buttons should now get added to WebEx windows
  • Functions are no longer delayed on windows that are maximized to monitor splits
  • UWP Remote Desktop application now constrains to monitor splits correctly
  • Caption buttons on windows with custom caption bars now work correctly with monitor splits
  • Blacklisted application hooks for Halo Wars and Rage 2
  • Resolved an issue where Trigger rules didn't work correctly if the "Maximized" checkbox was enabled
  • Balabolka now moves to the DisplayFusion taskbar correctly
  • HPE Product Bulletin app now moves to DisplayFusion taskbar correctly
  • Alt+Tab no longer shows an entry for "Microsoft Text Input Application"
  • Resolved an issue where Functions didn't work correctly in some cases (e.g. connecting via RDP)
  • My Images wallpaper source now supports JFIF image format
  • Disabled tooltips in list views if the text is not already truncated
  • Selection on Settings Compatibility tab will be retained after applying the settings
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