https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1 DisplayFusion RSS: Maximized windows open and move as unmaximized Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:16:32 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#59 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:09:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#59 DisplayFusion Interesting, we'll add that to our notes.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#58 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:56:38 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#58 DisplayFusion Update: I just discovered that this is related to full screen applications.
If I have any fullscreen app on any display, the flickering happens.
If I minimize said app (without exiting it, letting it run just not be shown), flickering stops. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#57 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:55:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#57 DisplayFusion Okay thanks for confirming, we'll add that to our list to look into. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#56 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:01:24 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#56 DisplayFusion Never tried not using Openshell but if I close it, that awful built-in start menu behaves differently, it first opens on the primary monitor and then moves to the one it should open on.
This was not an issue in earlier DF versions and due to the unmaximize thing I keep having to roll back to 11.0-Beta2.
This was a similar issue but not quite the same:
https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/classic-shell-start-menu-opening-in-the-background/?ID=60c5cfb5-1c53-4b0b-9890-fd41a1850593 ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#55 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:30:52 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#55 DisplayFusion This is likely related to running OpenShell, if you close that out and restart DisplayFusion, does the issue persist? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#54 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:07:37 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#54 DisplayFusion Attached a video of the new issue. It's way worse when some more apps are also open (e.g. Citrix), then it flickers at least 3 times, sometimes more.
The old issue looks the same as before (videos posted earlier in this thread). ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#53 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:43:12 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#53 DisplayFusion I can't seem to reproduce that here, could you send me over a video of the issue? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#52 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:11:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#52 DisplayFusion This issue is still present in v12.0 (Beta 8 ). Is there something I can do to help improve this behavior?

Additionally, opening Start Menu now flickers if anything is open under it. To reproduce:
1. Have any application window open with an area where Start Menu would appear
2. Click Start Menu button
3. Observe Start Menu flickering (disappearing and reappearing 3-4 times) before being properly shown ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#51 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:09:35 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#51 DisplayFusion This problem is still present in v11.2-Beta3. Still stuck on v11.0-Beta2 ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#50 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:17:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#50 DisplayFusion We still haven't been able to find a reliable solution, we'll keep you posted if we have any updates. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#49 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:58:06 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#49 DisplayFusion This is still extremely bad in v11 and now affects every application.
Is there a chance of a fix or at least have it less bad like it was in previous versions? Looks like I will need to roll back to Beta2 again, it was more tolerable there. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#48 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:10:33 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#48 DisplayFusion Still present in Beta10. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#47 Sat, 26 Oct 2024 12:07:28 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#47 DisplayFusion This issue is still present in Beta8. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#46 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 05:21:43 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#46 DisplayFusion This issue is still present in Beta7. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#45 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:24:58 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#45 DisplayFusion This is good progress, now we know the cause and you can reproduce it, nice!

Thank you for the update! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#44 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:16:27 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#44 DisplayFusion Yeah this is definitely related to ESET, I was able to reproduce it on my end again when I installed it.

We haven't found a reliable work around for it yet, but if we find a solution in the future we'll let you know. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#43 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:55:41 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#43 DisplayFusion Just tested beta5 and this is now extremely bad, still getting worse with every new version ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#42 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:01:52 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#42 DisplayFusion I have disabled every startup app (except ESET which cannot be disabled), restarted the PC and launched DF manually.
Nothing changed.
The behaviour is exactly the same, with Beta4 being significantly worse. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#41 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:08:52 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#41 DisplayFusion Thanks for sending that over, without being able to reproduce this locally we're just shooting in the dark unfortunately.

It's really strange I can't reproduce it on my end with your DisplayFusion settings loaded, it makes me think another app is interfereing here. If you disable all your startup apps except DisplayFusion and try again, does the same issue happen? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#40 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:24:45 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#40 DisplayFusion Sorry, somehow I downloaded another version earlier. Here is the file from Beta4. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#39 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:03:49 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#39 DisplayFusion Sure, there you go. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#38 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:00:28 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#38 DisplayFusion Could you send me an updated copy of your troubleshooting info from B4? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#37 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:35:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#37 DisplayFusion Tested this with the new beta and now it's even worse than the previous version.
Symptom is the same as described above, tested with Thunderbird, Firefox and Total Commander. The delay is even bigger than it was in beta3. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#36 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:28:25 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#36 DisplayFusion We've released a new beta that should fix this up, please let me know if you run into any issues after updating. You can grab it here: https://www.displayfusion.com/Download/Beta/

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#35 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:28:55 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/maximized-windows-open-and-move-as-unmaximized/?ID=70b1df91-e3e2-4367-bc49-1764796c09c1#35 DisplayFusion I have not been having the problems recently but I did download and install the new beta - and still not seeing any issues. I've attached my log anyway.
Thanks Richard ]]>