DisplayFusion RSS: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3 DisplayFusion RSS: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:14:53 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3 RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#16 Wed, 10 May 2017 18:30:10 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#16 DisplayFusion Ah yep! I can reproduce it now! I've added this to our list to fix up :)

Thanks! ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#15 Wed, 10 May 2017 17:55:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#15 DisplayFusion
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Thanks! Still working fine here with the same monitor setup as yours. Is it all programs that you're not able to drag to the top to have them maximize to the split, or only certain ones?


Actually, now that you mention it, it's just happening with Google Chrome. Latest version.

I swear it was doing it with explorer earlier, but I just tested and it's not now. Just chrome. ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#14 Wed, 10 May 2017 17:52:59 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#14 DisplayFusion Thanks! Still working fine here with the same monitor setup as yours. Is it all programs that you're not able to drag to the top to have them maximize to the split, or only certain ones? ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#13 Wed, 10 May 2017 12:09:49 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#13 DisplayFusion Okay, here's my troubleshooting info. ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#12 Wed, 10 May 2017 00:50:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#12 DisplayFusion Weird! Dragging to the top works ok for me. Could you guys attach a copy of your troubleshooting info? I'll try to setup test systems as close to yours as possible and test again.
  • Open the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
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]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#11 Tue, 09 May 2017 02:00:33 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#11 DisplayFusion It's split into two tall monitors, basically the same as what win+right and win+left would do. I would quite like to be able to work this without requiring the use of the keyboard, as I often use my computer with only the mouse.

I suppose I should note as well that I'm *not* using nvidia surround at all. I just have four monitors attached, *not* in surround. ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#10 Tue, 09 May 2017 00:06:55 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#10 DisplayFusion I'm guessing you're splitting them into two double wide screens? If you're splitting them into two double tall screens, then Windows + Arrow Key is probably your best bet for getting it to quickly do what you want. I never did get the whole slamming the window into an edge of a DF virtual monitor to work.

Windows 10 has better support for slamming with physical monitors at least, so I can now slam to the inside edges as well as the outside. I set up DF profile selection hotkeys to work along side my NVidia Surround toggle hotkey for the fast switching, which alleviated most of my issues from before. When it takes about 5 seconds to switch between physical and surround setups I rarely need more splits, so I stopped working on the issue.

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The error message only occurs occasionally, and still happens on the new operating system. ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#9 Mon, 08 May 2017 18:31:32 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#9 DisplayFusion
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@DFrosted: What are the steps you use to get it to happen on your machine? Or is it just always broken?


It just always happens on my machine when I drag a currently-windowed window to the top; it stays in windowed mode and goes back to its previous position. It doesn't even move to the top of the screen.

If I drag a currently-maximized window to any other screen it will snap as expected.

Edit: Windows 7 64-bit, latest version of DisplayFusion. Happens on my 2560x1440 monitor split down the center into two. ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#8 Mon, 08 May 2017 18:23:34 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#8 DisplayFusion @DFrosted: What are the steps you use to get it to happen on your machine? Or is it just always broken? ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#7 Sat, 06 May 2017 19:06:56 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#7 DisplayFusion Necro post, but I'm having this issue too. If it's been resolved, it'd be nice if someone could post the solution for future searchers like myself.

Double-click to maximize usually works after a few tries, but dragging to the top doesn't. ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#6 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:07:03 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#6 DisplayFusion Interesting that it worked regardless of the error! Do you get that error every time? ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#5 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 01:37:33 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#5 DisplayFusion That helps!

I did however get an error when doing it that way (Which didn't seem to prevent it from working):

An error has occurred while applying your new Monitor configuration.
Please check your settings and try again.
Error: CurrentMonitor is NULL [1]: Current: [Unknown @ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (ID: 2 • Serial: • Primary: False • Attached: False • Extra: False • Split: False • Split Padding: L=0, R=0, T=0, B=0 • Bounds: X=0, Y=0, W=0, H=0 • WorkArea: X=0, Y=0, W=0, H=0 • RefreshRate: 60hz • ColourDepth: 32 • Clone: {X=0,Y=0,Width=0,Height=0} • Driver: Unknown • Device: \\.\DISPLAY2 • TA:ID: 0 • TA:AID: 0:0 • Output: Other • DPIScaleX: 0 • DPIScaleY: 0 • Orientation: Landscape)] All: Count: 1
- NV Surround @ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (ID: 1 • Serial: 65795 • Primary: True • Attached: True • Extra: False • Split: False • Split Padding: L=0, R=0, T=0, B=0 • Bounds: X=0, Y=0, W=5760, H=1200 • WorkArea: X=0, Y=0, W=5760, H=1170 • RefreshRate: 59hz • ColourDepth: 32 • Clone: {X=0,Y=0,Width=0,Height=0} • Driver: Builtin • Device: \\.\DISPLAY1 • TA:ID: 1050672 • TA:AID: 50546:0 • Output: DVI • DPIScaleX: 0 • DPIScaleY: 0 • Orientation: Landscape)

An error has occurred while applying your new Monitor configuration.
Please check your settings and try again.
Error: CurrentMonitor is NULL [1]: Current: [Unknown @ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (ID: 2 • Serial: • Primary: False • Attached: False • Extra: False • Split: False • Split Padding: L=0, R=0, T=0, B=0 • Bounds: X=0, Y=0, W=0, H=0 • WorkArea: X=0, Y=0, W=0, H=0 • RefreshRate: 60hz • ColourDepth: 32 • Clone: {X=0,Y=0,Width=0,Height=0} • Driver: Unknown • Device: \\.\DISPLAY2 • TA:ID: 0 • TA:AID: 0:0 • Output: Other • DPIScaleX: 0 • DPIScaleY: 0 • Orientation: Landscape)] All: Count: 1
- NV Surround @ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (ID: 1 • Serial: 65795 • Primary: True • Attached: True • Extra: False • Split: False • Split Padding: L=0, R=0, T=0, B=0 • Bounds: X=0, Y=0, W=5760, H=1200 • WorkArea: X=0, Y=0, W=5760, H=1170 • RefreshRate: 59hz • ColourDepth: 32 • Clone: {X=0,Y=0,Width=0,Height=0} • Driver: Builtin • Device: \\.\DISPLAY1 • TA:ID: 1050672 • TA:AID: 50546:0 • Output: DVI • DPIScaleX: 0 • DPIScaleY: 0 • Orientation: Landscape) ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#4 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 19:51:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#4 DisplayFusion In the NVIDIA Control Panel, you should be able to assign a key combination to toggle Surround on/off. Then you can save each layout (Extended and Surround) as Monitor Profiles in DF. After using the Surround hotkey, just load the appropriate Monitor Profile and you're good to go.

Hope that helps! ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#3 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 03:59:51 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#3 DisplayFusion Okay, yes, dragging a full screen window and just letting it go on a new split (as opposed to slamming it into the top of the monitor/split) works. That'll take some getting used to.

Is it possible to quickly switch between surround and normal extended desktop, maybe even binding surround/normal to different DF profiles? That would really solve all of my multi-monitor woes I think!

I believe DF disabled nVidia's processes that used to provide this functionality on the Windows+P key combination. If I recall, I had to let DF disable those processes because if I didn't a lot of other stuff behaved all wonky! ]]> RE: Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#2 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:24:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3#2 DisplayFusion The left/right Aero Snap functions won't work, as Windows doesn't know about the splits, so it still sees it as one large display, making Aero Snap only work on the far left/right edges. However, you can set key combinations on DisplayFusion's "Size and Move Window to Left/Right Side" functions on the Settings > Functions tab, and they will respect the splits :)

Dragging to the top to maximize should respect the splits though. Does it only fail right after loading the Monitor Profile?

Unfortunately it's not possible to force full screen applications to resize to the splits, due to the way the full screen windows are rendered. ]]> Window snapping not respecting Monitor Splits https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 03:44:35 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-snapping-not-respecting-monitor-splits/?ID=91d22a74-64ac-4dd3-ba77-c75e367694b3 DisplayFusion I have three physical monitors merged in nVidia Surround. I currently use two DF monitor configuration profiles to quickly switch between having one large, bezel-corrected display and one large, non-bezel-corrected display Virtually re-split into three monitors by DF. Theoretically I should be able to switch between a gaming friendly setup and a work friendly setup with a few keystrokes as opposed to re-configuring surround in the nVidia control panel every time. :D

This I think is a major benefit of using display fusion! Or it would be if I could get it to work.

My main problem is that in the re-split profile. Window snapping does not properly respect the boarders of my splits. the Maximize function (pushing the window to the top of the screen / windows + up) USUALLY works after a few tries. I have yet to get the left-right snap functions (pushing window to the side / windows + left / windows + right) to work at all! So instead of getting the 960px wide window I want I end up with a 2880px wide window! :-[

Is there also a way to get full-screen programs to respect monitor splits? My monitors are 16:10 so any full-screen media in 16:9 gets cut in three sections across my wide bezels. :'(

How can I get window management to work better with virtual monitor borders? ]]>