https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67 DisplayFusion RSS: Switching primary monitors and taskbars Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:15:12 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/switching-primary-monitors-and-taskbars/?ID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67#5 Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:23:17 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/switching-primary-monitors-and-taskbars/?ID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67#5 DisplayFusion YES, it DID! You guys rock. I have another question, but it belongs in a new thread -- see you there. Thanks again. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/switching-primary-monitors-and-taskbars/?ID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67#4 Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:46:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/switching-primary-monitors-and-taskbars/?ID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67#4 DisplayFusion Yep, it should restore both of those ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/switching-primary-monitors-and-taskbars/?ID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67#3 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 20:03:37 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/switching-primary-monitors-and-taskbars/?ID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67#3 DisplayFusion Yup, worked perfectly. As an aside, if I do a clean reinstall of Windows and reload DF preferences from backup, will that restore:

• pinned taskbar icons
• downloaded "Scripted functions" I've assigned to TitleBar Buttons

]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/switching-primary-monitors-and-taskbars/?ID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67#2 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 01:06:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/switching-primary-monitors-and-taskbars/?ID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67#2 DisplayFusion You'll need to edit the registry to change the monitor IDs that the taskbars are associated with, like so:

• Exit DisplayFusion (important!)
• In regedit, navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\Taskbars
• Right-click the new ID (e.g. 1) for the DisplayFusion taskbar and choose Rename, and rename it to something like 1_old
• Right-click the old ID (e.g. 2) and rename it to 1
• Start DisplayFusion

Hope that helps! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/switching-primary-monitors-and-taskbars/?ID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:22:16 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/switching-primary-monitors-and-taskbars/?ID=854ac944-2f8a-46c3-b789-432b3444be67 DisplayFusion Original setup: Primary on HDMI, secondary on DVI.
New setup: Primary on DVI, secondary on HDMI.

I have two monitors. My secondary one failed. I bought a replacement, but it's such a nice IPS panel that I want it for my primary display. What's the best way to change that?

I have the Windows taskbar showing all icons on my primary display, and a DF taskbar showing only relevant icons (plus a couple icons I pinned).

What I have tried was using DF's Monitor Configuration pane to set the new monitor as "primary". This had the effect of moving the Windows taskbar to the new display, and a DF taskbar appears on the secondary display. However, the DF taskbar is not the same DF taskbar (my pinned apps are missing). It is behaving as if each monitor has a unique DF taskbar; if I revert the change, so the wrong display is primary, the DF taskbar shows all my pinned apps again.

How do I move an existing, customized DF taskbar from one monitor to another? ]]>