Please note: The MSI Installer has special requirements when being deployed. Please read the MSI Installation section carefully, and as always, make sure to test it thoroughly before deploying it into production.

Note: The DisplayFusion installer requires administrative privileges in order to run successfully. If the installer is run using an account that doesn't have administrative privileges on the system, UAC will request the credentials for an administrative account on the system.

EXE Installation

The following parameters are especially useful for deployments.

MSI Installation

The following MSI properties are especially useful for deployments. Any of the properties below can be included in an MST (transform) file if deploying via Group Policy. If you create your own MST file, you must include the CUSTOM1="/VERYSILENT", LAUNCHAFTER=0, STARTUPALL=1, and STARTUPUSER=0 properties for deploying the MSI through Group Policy Software Installation.

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Note: Starting with DisplayFusion 8.0, Window Location has been replaced by the more powerful feature, Triggers. You can find out more about Triggers here: https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/working-with-triggers/?ID=43b31609-4ec6-4478-99f8-a1f11e9793f7

Window Location is a powerful feature that allows you to set the default location of an application's first window only, or the first window as well as subsequent child windows. You can have the application automatically move to a specific monitor and have it centred, maximized, or minimized. If you want to get even fancier, you can have the Window Location rule run any function from the list of functions on the Settings > Functions tab. You can even create a custom function to set the exact location and size in pixels, or you can create a scripted function to do almost anything you like with the window.

Creating a basic Window Location rule

1. Open the DisplayFusion Settings > Window Location tab.
2. Make sure the "Enable Window Location" option is enabled.
3. Click Add.
4. Click "Select Application." If your application is currently running, it will be listed in the Select Application window. If it's not running, click Browse and locate the program's .exe on the drive.
5. In the "Move Window" drop-down, choose whether you want the application to start on the current monitor (the monitor that the mouse cursor is on), or move to a specific monitor. If you choose "Move to Selected Monitor," click the monitor in the box below the "Move Window" drop-down.
6. In the "Window Size" drop-down, choose whether you want the application to be Maximized, Minimized, Centred, or Spanned after it's moved.
7. In the "Window Location Mode" drop-down, choose whether this rule should apply only to the first window of the application, or all windows. "All windows" includes dialogs and message boxes in addition to regular child windows.
8. Click OK, then OK again.

A Basic Rule

Making a Window Location rule apply to more than one application

If you want a Window Location rule to apply to multiple applications, you can use an asterisk as a wild card, or you can specify multiple programs separated by a pipe. Here are some examples:

• If you had a bunch of programs in the same folder, and wanted them to all be moved by the same Window Location rule, you would put the following into the "Application" text box: C:\AllMyPrograms\*
• If you have a couple of programs both named "notepad.exe" but in different locations on the drive, you would enter: *notepad.exe
• If you want the Window Location rule to affect both Calculator and Notepad, you would enter: *calc.exe|*notepad.exe

A Wildcard Rule

Creating a Window Location rule to run a Function

1. Open the DisplayFusion Settings > Window Location tab.
2. Make sure the "Enable Window Location" option is enabled.
3. Click Add.
4. Click "Select Application." If your application is currently running, it will be listed in the Select Application window. If it's not running, click Browse and locate the program's .exe on the drive.
5. In the "Move Window" drop-down, choose "Keep on Same Monitor."
6. In the "Window Size" drop-down, choose "Run Selected Function on Window."
7. In the "Function" drop-down, choose the Function that you'd like to have DisplayFusion run on the application when it opens.
8. In the "Window Location Mode" drop-down, choose whether this rule should apply only to the first window of the application, or all windows. "All windows" includes dialogs and message boxes in addition to regular child windows.
9. Click OK, then OK again.

A Rule that Runs a Function

Creating a Window Location rule to move all new windows to the current monitor

1. Open the DisplayFusion Settings > Window Location tab.
2. Make sure the "Enable Window Location" option is enabled.
3. Click Add.
4. Click "Select Application." If your application is currently running, it will be listed in the Select Application window. If it's not running, click Browse and locate the program's .exe on the drive.
5. In the "Move Window" drop-down, choose "Move to Current Monitor."
6. In the "Window Size" drop-down, choose one of the sizing options.
7. In the "Window Location Mode" drop-down, choose "All Windows."
8. Click OK, then OK again.

A Rule to Move All Windows to the Current Monitor

Creating a Window Location rule to run on only a specific window for the application

1. Open the DisplayFusion Settings > Functions tab.
2. Click the "Download Scripted" button.
3. Download the "Move Only a Specific Window of an Application" script.
4. Edit the script to look for the window title of the window you want it to apply to, and also change the X and Y values for the location. You can also modify the code in the "if" statement to do other things with the window if you like.
5. Open the DisplayFusion Settings > Window Location tab.
6. Make sure the "Enable Window Location" option is enabled.
7. Click Add.
8. Click "Select Application." If your application is currently running, it will be listed in the Select Application window. If it's not running, click Browse and locate the program's .exe on the drive.
9. In the "Move Window" drop-down, choose "Keep on Same Monitor."
10. In the "Window Size" drop-down, choose "Run Selected Function on Window."
11. In the "Function" drop-down, choose the "Move Only a Specific Window of an Application" Function.
12. In the "Window Location Mode" drop-down, choose "All windows."
13. Click OK, then OK again.

• In your web browser, navigate to https://console.developers.google.com/projectselector/home/dashboard.
• After logging in with your Google Account, click the "Create Project" link on the top-right of the page.
  
• You'll be taken to the "Create Project" page. Give the project a name, then click the Create button.
  
• The newly-created project will populate the screen. If not, use the "Select a project" dropdown to choose your new project.
• In the left pane, navigate to APIs & Services > Library.
  
• Use the search box to search for "Custom Search API" and then select it.
  
• Click the "Enable" button.
  
• Click the menu on the top left and navigate to APIs & Services > Credentials.
  
• Click the "Create Credentials" link and choose "API Key."
  
• Click the copy button on the "API key created" window.
  

• Right-click the DisplayFusion tray icon and click "Desktop Wallpaper." You can also access this via the Options tab in Settings.
  
• Click the "Change" button in the "Wallpaper Source" area.
  
• Click the "Google Image Search" source option.
  
• Click "Get Settings."
  
• Paste the Google Project API Key into the "API Key" text field.
  
• Specify the Search Text to pull in specific images.
• Click the "Use These Settings" button.

1. Install DisplayFusion on the remote machine.
2. Open Start > Run (or press Win + R) and enter

   mstsc.exe /span

   . Note: The monitors connected to your local machine must all be the same resolution for this command to work.
   
3. Enter the remote computer name and click "Connect."
4. Open the DisplayFusion "Monitor Configuration" window, and click the "Splits and Padding" button.
5. On the remote machine (in your RDP session), click the "Preset Splits" button and choose "2x1."

6. Click OK to close the Splits and Padding window, and OK again to close the Monitor Configuration window.

• Right-click the DisplayFusion tray icon and click "Desktop Wallpaper." You can also access this via the Options tab in Settings.
  
• Click the Wallpaper Profile dropdown.
  
If you have two or more Wallpaper Profiles, continue to the directions below. Otherwise, create additional profiles before continuing.
Downloading the Function
• Right-click the DisplayFusion icon and click "Settings."
  
• Select the Functions tab and click the "Scripted Function" dropdown. Then click "Download Scripted Function."
  
• Double-click the "Randomly Load a Wallpaper Profile" function.
  
• The Scripted Function window will open. Click "OK" to complete the download and add it to your Function list.
  
• From the Settings window, click "OK."
Configure the Task Scheduler
• Download the Scheduled Task XML
• On your computer, open the Windows Task Scheduler.
  
• Click "Task Scheduler Library" in the left pane, then "Import Task..." in the right pane.
  
• Select the Scheduled Task XML file you downloaded previously, and click "Open."
• The Create Task dialog window will open. Here you can customize various Triggers, Actions, etc. for the new task.
  
• Once complete, click "OK" to save the Scheduled Task.