https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0 DisplayFusion RSS: Windows 10: start menu opening on wrong monitor. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:47:14 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#41 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:12:47 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#41 DisplayFusion deleted ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#40 Wed, 29 May 2019 18:50:17 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#40 DisplayFusion I think we're starting to get different issues blended into the same thread here. @Basic and @Nick_P: Could you guys send us support requests through the Settings window (Help > Support Request) so that we can get some more info and look into this further for you?

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#39 Sat, 25 May 2019 04:50:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#39 DisplayFusion I seem to have the same problem and can't figure it out...

I made a youtube video showing what is happening.. it seems to follow where my cursor is and snaps from the primary monitor to the seocndary... sometimes it wont even let me interact with the start menu on the display it snaps to. (secondary display)

I lowered the resolutions on the monitors to make it easier to record and see it across 2 screens... but you can clearly see wherever my mouse cursor is, it tries to open the start menu on that screen....

its really annoying and would love to see a way to turn this Bug/Feature off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUqmU0NwTXY&feature=youtu.be ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#38 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 19:27:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#38 DisplayFusion That's something that's still on our list to fix up, we just haven't had any luck yet ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#37 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 23:13:29 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#37 DisplayFusion I may be experiencing the same issue (or at least one very similar).

For the last few days, pressing with Windows key/clikcing "Start" shows the start menu in the correct location (LHS of primary monitor).

I can navigate by mouse okay.

If I attempt to type anything the start windows which usually contains the search results disappears from monitor 1 and appears on the RHS of monitor 2.

Focus transfers across and I can continue to type to filter results, but the window has moved to the far side of the desktop.

Exiting and restarting DF doesn't resolve the issue.

I haven't rebooted in case there was any debug state you wanted me to grab first? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#36 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:04:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#36 DisplayFusion I had this issue as well although on a single screen with splits.

DF Pro 9.1
Win 10 1709
Single 3440x1440 screen with 4 monitor profile splits.
edit: no taskbar settings - only the default windows taskbar

On startup before DF is loaded spamming the windows key would open and close it at the expected default position. When DF was loaded the start menu was moved to screen 2 (the leftmost position of split 1.2).

Setting the advanced setting; 'Windows Taskbar Split monitor ID' to 1.1 sorted it for me. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#35 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:57:21 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#35 DisplayFusion Excellent, glad to hear it! Unfortunately DisplayFusion can't stop Windows from moving its taskbar to the other monitor, so that workaround is the best solution for now.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#34 Sat, 08 Jul 2017 20:05:16 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#34 DisplayFusion I'll attempt to be more precise. I think technically, a taskbar is present on both. However, the taskbar which contains the search box, has migrated to the secondary monitor, not the primary monitor. I can click on the Windows icon on either taskbar, and get access to the start menu.

And the alternate workaround regarding unlocking the taskbar, dragging and dropping to the primary, also works.

Thank you.

Andy ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#33 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:02:00 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#33 DisplayFusion @Lurkusmaximus: Is it the taskbar or just the Start menu that's on the wrong monitor? If it's the taskbar, I believe you're having a different issue, but it would be a Windows issue since it involves the Primary taskbar, as DisplayFusion never moves the Primary taskbar on its own. However, when this happens, you can fix it without having to disable/re-enable the monitors. Just right-click the Windows taskbar, make sure "Lock the taskbar" is disabled, then click and drag the taskbar to the bottom of the Primary monitor.

Hope that helps! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#32 Mon, 03 Jul 2017 15:47:49 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#32 DisplayFusion I experience this frequently and believe I have a series of steps to reproduce it.

First, my monitors are arranged with my primary monitor on the left, and secondary on the right, both at 1920x1080 resolution.

Log on to the system normally.

I now go to my laptop which obviously has a single monitor.

Use Remote Desktop and connect to the machine which has the two monitors. If it is relevant the laptop has 4K resolution, so the display actually shows 4 windows backgrounds on the laptop. While Windows 10 does resize the icons to make them somewhat usable, some graphical items do not inherit all the visual settings the laptop is requesting. Therefore, I sign off, and reconnect with Remote Desktop.

This time Windows does a better job of displaying the remote system properly on the one high resolution screen.

I do my work, and again sign out.

Now, when I go back to my machine with the two monitors and log on, the Windows taskbar always shows up on the right monitor (the secondary), and not on the left (the primary).

My workaround for this is to bring up Display Fusion Monitor Configuration, select the secondary monitor, and disable it. The secondary monitor goes dark, and the option to revert shows up on the primary. However,the taskbar is now on the primary. I click on revert, and the secondary monitor reactivates, but the taskbar remains on the primary. I cancel the Monitior Configuration and all is good until I connect remotely again.

I hope this helps you reproduce. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#31 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 19:49:38 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#31 DisplayFusion Sounds good, thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#30 Mon, 23 Jan 2017 22:20:27 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#30 DisplayFusion Thanks for the quick reply. The issue is infrequent but I'll reply back when I've identified how to reproduce. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#29 Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:53:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#29 DisplayFusion @CLW: Does it happen all the time, or just occassionally? If it's occassionally, can you provide the steps to reproduce it?

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#28 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 22:47:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#28 DisplayFusion I am having this problem as well. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#27 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:45:16 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#27 DisplayFusion @Fred: Could yo

• Open the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
• Click the "Copy to Clipboard" button
• Paste the text into a text file (please don't paste the text directly into your reply, the formatting gets garbled and makes it difficult to parse)
• Reply with the file attached

u attach a copy of your troubleshooting info? Here are the steps: ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#26 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:05:54 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#26 DisplayFusion I am having the same issue - I'm using 5 displays in a U-like formation (3 bottom 2 top). When I click the start button on the main display (bottom middle) it opens on the bottom left monitor - same if I use the windows key.

I'm able to fix it temporarily by clicking the start button on several other displays then it will open on the main display. I've been using DF for years and have never had this issue. Is there a permanent fix for this? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#25 Tue, 20 Sep 2016 01:53:50 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#25 DisplayFusion Thanks Adrian26! I was able to fix this issue on my monitor from your comments. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#24 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:32:51 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#24 DisplayFusion @Adrian26: I still can't reproduce this here with those steps. Could you attach a copy of your troubleshooting info?

• Open the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
• Click the "Copy to Clipboard" button
• Paste the text into a text file (please don't paste the text directly into your reply, the formatting gets garbled and makes it difficult to parse)
• Reply with the file attached

]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#23 Sun, 10 Jul 2016 15:16:39 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#23 DisplayFusion Hi there. I think I have been having the same problem. Windows 10 Pro x64. I had three monitors, I've cut to two for reasons (whiplash) but I still have the issue. Every now and again the Start menu opens on the wrong (secondary I think) monitor.

I think what happens is based on the "Windows Key Opens Secondary Start Menu" setting. The process which causes it seems to be as follows

Advanced settings, set to "DF won't open..." and Apply.
Click Start Menu on primary monitor, menu opens on primary. On secondary monitor, opens correctly.
Mouse cursor on primary monitor, WIN key - menu opens correctly on primary
*** Mouse cursor on secondary, WIN key - menu opens on Primary briefly, then clips over to secondary
Mouse cursor back to primary, WIN key - menu opens up on secondary.
Mouse click on Primary start button - menu opens on secondary
Once I click on secondary menu, things start to work again

It looks like the issue may be caused by clicking the WIN key with the mouse cursor on secondary. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#22 Fri, 13 May 2016 18:48:47 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#22 DisplayFusion Just a heads up to let you know that I haven't forgotten about this, I'm just completely stumped at the moment. I'm keeping this open, and will re-visit it again next week to see if a fresh take on it will give me some ideas. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#21 Sat, 07 May 2016 18:40:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#21 DisplayFusion Uploading the latest log where the issue occurred at 19:36 on 07/05/2016. I have just re-booted the machine which I assume is the reason for the small log file.

It has happened a few times recently but it has just been at a bad moment when I couldn't upload the log as I was just about to shut down the machine. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#20 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 18:38:13 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#20 DisplayFusion L2 logging is good. L3 will have too much info and will likely affect performance on your machine. I'll wait for the next log and we'll go from there.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#19 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 17:40:21 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#19 DisplayFusion I have Auto-Trim Log File Size set at 100000000. I think I got sort of lucky and the error occurred almost as soon as I had set the options which was why the log file was small.

I have set the logging to L3: Log all (not recommended) as I had reduced it after uploading the last log file. Should I have anything else set?

I'll upload again as soon as the issues shows. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#18 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 17:08:18 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#18 DisplayFusion Sorry for the delayed response again. I was stumped on why the lines I'm looking for still aren't there, and it seems that the log file is still only 2.4 MB. Do you still have the "Auto-Trim Log File Size" option set in the Advanced Settings? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#17 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 19:33:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-start-menu-opening-on-wrong-monitor/?ID=1687a59b-9c6b-474c-b07d-8584ac97cfe0#17 DisplayFusion Thanks! I'll check the log out and see what I can find ]]>