https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a DisplayFusion RSS: Odd issue with "Show desktop" in Vista Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:40:18 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#10 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:47:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#10 DisplayFusion @bobmanc: Unfortunately the "Show Desktop" feature is a bit different than just minimizing all the windows.

@Griff389: I'm not sure if this is something that can easily fixed, but I'll see what I can do for the next version. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#9 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:10:38 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#9 DisplayFusion Sorry for the long time replying to this. From the replies i'm assuming this isn't something that can be sorted. It's not too much of a problem if not. Although I do use Win+M (and Shift+Win+M) quite a bit, I can live with it not minimising on the 2nd monitor. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#8 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:13:42 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#8 DisplayFusion I meant minimized. If you manually minimize each window they do not popup when something else comes to the front. So automating minimizing all windows instead of using the windows show desktop may do the trick. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#7 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:05:03 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#7 DisplayFusion Could you create a function that hides all currently open windows by not using the Windows show desktop functionality? I found that if the windows were closed by hand they responded correctly. If you could automate that and make it a shortcut users could use it as an alternative to the Windows show desktop tray icon. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#6 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:59:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#6 DisplayFusion It's true, it seems to be a Windows thing that is out of DisplayFusion's control. Right now I can't see a way around this issue, sorry. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#5 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:03:50 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#5 DisplayFusion It's funny because this happens in UltraMon too. I was testing DisplayFusion to see if they handled it correctly. It seems that the 'Show Desktop' function is directly tied to the regular Windows taskbar somehow. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#4 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:54:18 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#4 DisplayFusion Jon, both behaviors confirmed on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit RTM. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#3 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:52:34 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#3 DisplayFusion Thanks

Carl ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#2 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:54:44 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a#2 DisplayFusion Carl,

Thanks for the feedback - we'll look into this - hopefully we can address this in the next release! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:14:37 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/odd-issue-with-show-desktop-in-vista/?ID=0f6bbdf2-6c8d-4c66-98d3-1ac96aeae64a DisplayFusion I'm running Display Fusion Pro 3.1.0 on dual monitors, and using the taskbar on the second monitor too. For the most part, all is well.

However, If I click on the "show desktop" icon on the task bar, both monitors minimise their programs and show the desktop as expected.

If I then double click on a desktop icon to open a program/file on the first monitor, all the apps that minimised on the 2nd monitor are mysteriously restored and shown as they were before the 'show desktop' button was clicked. I'd expect them to stay minimised on the taskbar.

I also just noticed that "Windows Key + M" doesn't minimise the programs on my 2nd monitor either (the one with the display fusion taskbar).

Regards

Carl ]]>