https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=53778dc3-f813-449a-a027-fd387e0895c4 DisplayFusion RSS: Third monitor shows no wallpaper and sleeps instantly when not being used. Wed, 13 May 2026 21:56:26 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=53778dc3-f813-449a-a027-fd387e0895c4 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/third-monitor-shows-no-wallpaper-and-sleeps-instantly-when-not-being-used/?ID=53778dc3-f813-449a-a027-fd387e0895c4#4 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 20:40:54 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/third-monitor-shows-no-wallpaper-and-sleeps-instantly-when-not-being-used/?ID=53778dc3-f813-449a-a027-fd387e0895c4#4 DisplayFusion That is really strange indeed! If you re-install DisplayFusion and it happens again, could you attach a copy of your troubleshooting info when there's no window on that monitor, and another copy when there is a window on that monitor?

• 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

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/third-monitor-shows-no-wallpaper-and-sleeps-instantly-when-not-being-used/?ID=53778dc3-f813-449a-a027-fd387e0895c4#3 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 21:42:58 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/third-monitor-shows-no-wallpaper-and-sleeps-instantly-when-not-being-used/?ID=53778dc3-f813-449a-a027-fd387e0895c4#3 DisplayFusion Exiting DisplayFusion made no change, but uninstalling fixed it upon reboot. Perhaps its not really going to sleep but I'll do my best to describe what was happening in more detail. When there are no open programs using that monitor space, it goes totally black. No taskbar, wallpaper, or cursor is shown. The only time the monitor "wakes" is when a window is placed on that screen. It really is an odd scenario. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/third-monitor-shows-no-wallpaper-and-sleeps-instantly-when-not-being-used/?ID=53778dc3-f813-449a-a027-fd387e0895c4#2 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:22:52 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/third-monitor-shows-no-wallpaper-and-sleeps-instantly-when-not-being-used/?ID=53778dc3-f813-449a-a027-fd387e0895c4#2 DisplayFusion That's strange, I've never come across that issue before. If you exit DisplayFusion, does this still happen? It actually isn't technically possible for Windows to sleep only a specific monitor. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/third-monitor-shows-no-wallpaper-and-sleeps-instantly-when-not-being-used/?ID=53778dc3-f813-449a-a027-fd387e0895c4 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:22:21 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/third-monitor-shows-no-wallpaper-and-sleeps-instantly-when-not-being-used/?ID=53778dc3-f813-449a-a027-fd387e0895c4 DisplayFusion Just as the title says, my third monitor shows no wallpaper, and will instantly sleep if I don't have an open window on it. Had this issue before which somehow fixed itself, but this time it won't seem to go away. ]]>