DisplayFusion RSS: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f DisplayFusion RSS: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? Mon, 25 May 2026 02:39:34 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#46 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:43:39 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#46 DisplayFusion
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Just wanted to say thank you to Keith for answering this question because it was exactly what I wanted as well!


Cheers! ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#45 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:49:54 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#45 DisplayFusion Just wanted to say thank you to Keith for answering this question because it was exactly what I wanted as well! :D ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#44 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 14:54:10 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#44 DisplayFusion I'd be happy to look into it further if you want to send over a debug log. On my system when I test, Chrome opens on the monitor it was launched from when it's the first window.

Steps to send a debug log:
  • On the DisplayFusion Settings > Troubleshooting tab, change the Logging drop-down to "L1: Log Minimal" and click Apply
  • Try launching the first instance of Chrome
  • Click the "Export Info to File" button on the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
  • Reply with the file attached
  • Disable debug logging after sending the log

Regarding links opened from existing Chrome windows, that's expected as well. We don't force new windows of the same app to open on the monitor you're on, unless you use a Trigger rule with the Frequency set to Always. Is this behaviour happening on your machine with or without the Trigger rule? ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#43 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:16:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#43 DisplayFusion
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I'm going to take over this case from Owen.

When you've closed all Chrome windows, if you look on the Windows Task Manager > Details tab, are there any chrome.exe processes still listed? Chrome can sometimes stay running in the background even when all of the windows have been closed.

At any rate, this is how that option on the Window Management tab works. First window of the process only. To do what you want to do, the Trigger rule with the Frequency set to "Always" is the way to go.

Thanks!


Just for the sake of it, I went through this scenario and actually went to the task manager and made sure that Chrome.exe was no longer running after shutting down all Chrome windows. The bug persists... a NEW instance of Chrome without the programmed trigger is going to open on the monitor where Chrome was last used.

Secondly, your reply makes no reference to what I noticed about links not opening on the monitor where they originate.

So, you may want to revise your reply and say that is SUPPOSED to work that way because I have just laid out that IT DOES NOT WORK that way. ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#42 Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:15:58 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#42 DisplayFusion I'm going to take over this case from Owen.

When you've closed all Chrome windows, if you look on the Windows Task Manager > Details tab, are there any chrome.exe processes still listed? Chrome can sometimes stay running in the background even when all of the windows have been closed.

At any rate, this is how that option on the Window Management tab works. First window of the process only. To do what you want to do, the Trigger rule with the Frequency set to "Always" is the way to go.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#41 Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:07:33 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#41 DisplayFusion
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Hey Cristian,

The "Move newly opened application windows to the current monitor" setting is designed to only move the first window of a process, which is likely why your chrome windows would only work one time. Setting up the trigger allows the application to move each time it is opened.

Hope this clears things up!


Yes, I can understand that, but then it STILL isn't working correctly. Because after receiving your reply, I deleted the trigger, shut down all chrome processes and Chrome STILL WON´T open on the main monitor UNLESS the last instance of chrome was closed on that monitor. Secondly, there IS NO REASON for that option to even exist if it was laid out that way, it's NOT logical. If I have Chrome pinned to each taskbar, Chrome should open on the monitor where I pressed the shortcut, it's that simple.

I have now noticed other behavior that needs tweaking... let's say I open a weblink from another application and I have 3 instances of Chrome running, one on each monitor... I would think that the weblink would open on the Chrome instance on the same monitor. Sadly, it's not like that. The weblink opens on the monitor where the last instance of Chrome was opened. Example... Chrome on all 3 monitors... I open a PDF that has a weblink on my main monitor... the last Chrome windows that was opened is on monitor 3... when I click that link it opens on monitor 3, not the Chrome on my main monitor... ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#40 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:36:56 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#40 DisplayFusion Hey Cristian,

The "Move newly opened application windows to the current monitor" setting is designed to only move the first window of a process, which is likely why your chrome windows would only work one time. Setting up the trigger allows the application to move each time it is opened.

Hope this clears things up! ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#39 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 20:36:57 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#39 DisplayFusion
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Hey Cristian,

Have you tried setting up the trigger Keith posted in comment #19?

Thanks!
Thanks for your reply! I just implemented it and it works just fine. I will say that IMHO this should be fixed, I mean that's what the option is for in Settings, right? ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#38 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:38:31 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#38 DisplayFusion Hey Cristian,

Have you tried setting up the trigger Keith posted in comment #19?

Thanks! ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#37 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:17:49 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#37 DisplayFusion Good morning to all. I am having a similiar situation as the OP with Chrome windows. I have 3 monitors, may main monitor (1), my second monitor on the left (2) and my third monitor on the right (3). I have Chrome pinned to all 3 taskbars. I have the option in settings checked to open applications on the current monitor as well.

If Chrome is open on either monitor 2 or 3 and I want to open Chrome on monitor 1, it doesn't work. If I close all Chrome windows on all monitors and want to open Chrome on my main monitor, the laptop, I have to drag it from the monitor from where closed Chrome, whether it be 2 or 3. BUT if I open Chrome from the taskbar shortcut on the monitor, it WILL open on THAT monitor.

Another example... let's say I close Chrome on monitor 2. If I go to monitor 3 and open Chrome, Chrome actually opens on monitor 2 where the last Chrome instance was located but then it snaps by itself over to monitor 3, where I was attempting to open it. This instance is also true in the reverse, if I close Chrome on 3 and then go to open it on 2, Chrome opens on 2 and then snaps over to 3 by itself. The ONLY way to open Chrome on my main monitor on the laptop is to drag the last open window of Chrome to my laptop main monitor and the next time I open Chrome from my laptop's taskbar it will open there. Also, if I open Chrome from the taskbar of monitor 2 or 3, JUST THAT ONE TIME, Chrome will open on the main monitor 1 and then snap to the monitor from where Chrome was opened, after that Chrome will no longer flash nor open on laptop monitor because it has been opened on one of the other 2 monitors. ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#36 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 16:26:10 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#36 DisplayFusion Keith the image you posted in Comment #19 got me going today (I wanted PDF documents to always open on one specific monitor out of three, no matter how I opened them (double-clicked/Ctrl-O from Acrobat). I was close but I didn't have the asterisk wildcard for the process. I added that and it worked. Just posting here too in case someone else searches similarly. Thanks! ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#35 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 18:04:01 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#35 DisplayFusion @StormWatch: There's a lot of different discussion happening in this thread. Could you provide some more details on what exactly you're looking for?

Thanks! ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#34 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 05:01:42 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#34 DisplayFusion I'm evaluating DF, and this is one of the criteria I'm considering. Have you made any progress on the subject? It doesn't seem so difficult to make it a context menu choice when launching a program. ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#33 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:22:57 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#33 DisplayFusion @Barclay: I've attached a screenshot that would move a specific Word file, with the filename "TPS Reports" to a specific location. If you want to move all Word windows instead of a specific file, you would just clear the Window Text condition in the rule.

Hope that helps! ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#32 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:26:56 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#32 DisplayFusion
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@Barclay: Do you want each Word document to open in it's own spot? Or all Word documents to open in the same specific location?


Actually, either would be very useful. For the most part, I mean launch Word in the same location on the same monitor each time, but I can also see a use for launching a specific document in a specific location, though since that is a particular document, it could be done easily with a specific launch shortcut or rule I would think. So the main need I think is to "launch any word doc in a new word instance, in a specific location on a specific monitor". ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#31 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 19:31:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#31 DisplayFusion No worries, thanks for the kind words! ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#30 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 19:35:29 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#30 DisplayFusion Just wanted to add my thanks Keith (and to dsb9938 for posting the original question and for adding his "Once per Window" condition insight).

Loving DisplayFusion (trial with a 30 day Pro license right now). ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#29 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 14:10:54 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#29 DisplayFusion @Ralph: Glad to hear it! ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#28 Sat, 05 Jan 2019 14:41:01 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#28 DisplayFusion Wow, years later I get to read this and it has solved my Google Chrome window launch problem that has bugged me for months and months.

I have several Google Chrome windows open simulataneously, each with several tabs (logically separated into different topics).

The problem is that if you launch another Chrome windows it places it on the monitor where the MOST RECENT such windows is (or was, if you have minimised it) - and at the same size too.

So I have Internet radio playing in a smallish window on my left monitor. I launch another window and it gets place effectively on top of this window. Not what I want at all, as I have to drag it to the correct (right, main) monitor and resize it too.

Now by adding two trigger rules, I told DF to move any such Chrome window to the window with the cursor in it and then resize it to a 75% window.

Brilliant. Thank you Binary Fortress. ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#27 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:09:58 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#27 DisplayFusion @Barclay: Do you want each Word document to open in it's own spot? Or all Word documents to open in the same specific location? ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#26 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 02:35:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#26 DisplayFusion OK, I want something similar, but I think it's different. When I launch an application by launching a file (e.g. something.docx) I want Word to launch with a specified window size and position on a specified monitor. Is this possible with DF somehow? Basically I want to set a rule that says "whenever this app starts, position it here..."

From the above, I see how to write a script that launches an app and positions it, but I don't want to write a script for every file I might want to launch :)

Thanks ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#25 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 02:22:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#25 DisplayFusion Ah ok, you should be able to do that with Trigger rules. Try these steps out for each application:
  • Open the program and position it
  • On the DisplayFusion Settings > Triggers tab, click Add
  • Enable the "Process Filename" checkbox and choose the program from the list
  • Click Add > Move Window to Specific Size and Location
  • Drag the target icon and drop it on the program, it will automatically grab its size and location
  • Click OK, then OK again, and OK one more time
  • Close your program and launch it, it should move to the correct position
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Art Vandelay, of Vandelay Industries? :)

I'm not 100% sure what you mean by locking the window. Are you wanting to prevent it from being re-sized and/or moved?


yes, yes, and yes -- i'd like to be able to launch it to the remembered size, if that makes sense, not necessarily lock it, because id resize at some point ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#23 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 01:52:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#23 DisplayFusion Art Vandelay, of Vandelay Industries? :)

I'm not 100% sure what you mean by locking the window. Are you wanting to prevent it from being re-sized and/or moved? ]]> RE: Make Application Open on the Monitor it was Launched From? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#22 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:15:01 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/make-application-open-on-the-monitor-it-was-launched-from/?ID=90198880-25c3-4864-9141-c4dc4fc3243f#22 DisplayFusion Hey guys

I stumbled on this thread and was curious if there was a way to "lock" the window sizing when displayed on the monitor?

For instance on one of my monitors I use it as a "quick glance control center" with my LogMeIn client and RingCentral app on top of each other sharing the screen at 50% each. (They take up say 500 pixels wide and then divide the height by 50%) ]]>