DisplayFusion RSS: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1 DisplayFusion RSS: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:21:22 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1 RE: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#11 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:56:42 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#11 DisplayFusion I am having this exact issue. ]]> RE: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#10 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:44:09 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#10 DisplayFusion Hi Julio,

Thanks for sending that over. I tested this out in a few games, like Rocket League, and NBA 2K 21 at 144hz, and I couldn't seem to reproduce it. I was using a 3 monitor setup though. Can you try with just 3 monitors plugged in, and see if the issue persists?

Thanks! ]]> RE: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#9 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:44:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#9 DisplayFusion Hi Julio,

Thanks for sending that over. I tested this out in a few games, like Rocket League, and NBA 2K 21 at 144hz, and I couldn't seem to reproduce it. I was using a 3 monitor setup though. Can you try with just 3 monitors plugged in, and see if the issue persists?

Thanks! ]]> RE: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#8 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 19:03:23 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#8 DisplayFusion Here is a video illustrating the phenomenon. Notice how the cursor trails stop updating for a few milliseconds every few seconds. ]]> RE: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#7 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:41:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#7 DisplayFusion
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Hi Julio,

Thanks for sending that over, everything looks okay there. Could you give me some examples of applications this issue is happening with? I'll test it out on my end to see if I can reproduce it.

Thanks!


I have checked again with multiple applications. The problem seems to be ubiquitous and should be noticeable with any application rendering at a high enough framerate, such as videogames or video players.

Additionally, I suspect this is an issue caused from my high number of monitors. When setting monitor fading to fade only one monitor, the issue goes away. ]]> RE: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#6 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:27:01 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#6 DisplayFusion Hi Julio,

Thanks for sending that over, everything looks okay there. Could you give me some examples of applications this issue is happening with? I'll test it out on my end to see if I can reproduce it.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#5 Sat, 27 Nov 2021 19:42:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#5 DisplayFusion Attached ]]> RE: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#4 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 18:12:33 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#4 DisplayFusion Could you send me a copy of your troubleshooting info? Here are the steps:
  • Open the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
  • Click the "Export Info to File" button
  • Reply with the file attached
]]> RE: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#3 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:23:32 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#3 DisplayFusion Yes, the stutter / lag stops happening once monitor fading is disabled, even if DisplayFusion is still running. No other DisplayFusion settings such as taskbars seem to cause stutter. ]]> RE: Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#2 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:20:10 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1#2 DisplayFusion Hi Julio,

Strange, so the stuttering stops if you disable monitor fading, but DisplayFusion is still running in the background?

Thanks! ]]> Monitor fading causes stutter in applications https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 22:53:01 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-fading-causes-stutter-in-applications/?ID=55c7cd94-9116-4cd4-98c3-3b3cf33c4ab1 DisplayFusion Hello,
Enabling monitor fading to fade all monitors but the primary monitor sometimes causes applications (games) to uniformly stutter every few seconds. The stutter occurs consistently every few seconds, locking the application for a consistent amount of time every time. Some applications are unaffected by monitor fading. I have not been able to notice a pattern between the unaffected applications and the affected applications. ]]>