DisplayFusion RSS: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b DisplayFusion RSS: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 Fri, 01 May 2026 13:01:46 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#20 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:15:27 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#20 DisplayFusion Ok, awesome, thanks for the extra info Alan! ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#19 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:28:43 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#19 DisplayFusion
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@Alan: when you first had that issue, did you try uninstalling/re-installing DisplayFusion after the Windows 8.1 upgrade? Just wondering if that might resolve the issue.


Yes, I went down the uninstall/re-install route before reverting back to Win 8. Some time later I upgraded to 8.1 again and it still wouldnt auto load with Windows so I created a scheduled task which worked a treat. Sometime after that with a few Windows updates installed I deleated the task just to test it out and everything has worked as it should do since. I dont know if running it on Win 8.1 pro 64bit had anything to do with it or if one of the updates didnt agree with it but all is fine now and has been for a while.

As I mentioned in a previous post none of my programs that were supposed to auto-start would load with Windows so I assume it had something to do with 8.1 everything is fine now so I dont think it was a glitch in DF. ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#18 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:18:59 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#18 DisplayFusion @Ric: Ok, I was just making sure the Compatibility options weren't enabled, as Windows won't auto-start a program if it's got the "Run as administrator" box checked. I'm stumped as to why it wouldn't startup automatically.

@Alan: when you first had that issue, did you try uninstalling/re-installing DisplayFusion after the Windows 8.1 upgrade? Just wondering if that might resolve the issue. ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#17 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 07:38:54 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#17 DisplayFusion
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I have the same issue since upgrading to 8.1 - I have to start DF manually every time... any ideas?


What I did was to create a Schedulled Task and set it to run when windows started.


Never done that - I should know how to do it though so will learn immediately! Thanks :)


There is an easy to follow Microsoft tutorial here. ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#16 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:31:34 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#16 DisplayFusion
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@Ric: Can you check the Properties > Compatibility tab for the DisplayFusion.exe (in Program Files (x86)\DisplayFusion) to see if the "Run as administrator" option is set? If it is, try disabling that option and rebooting to test it out.

Thanks!


Thanks Keith

I hadn't got Compatibility mode set to Windows 8 OR 'Run as admin' checked - but I have now and no change after several restarts sadly.

Not a biggie, I get the other benefits of this excellent program and the switch screen gadget is only 2 clicks away but if you have any other ideas/suggestions... :| ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#15 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:26:51 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#15 DisplayFusion
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I have the same issue since upgrading to 8.1 - I have to start DF manually every time... any ideas?


What I did was to create a Schedulled Task and set it to run when windows started.


Never done that - I should know how to do it though so will learn immediately! Thanks :) ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#14 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:47:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#14 DisplayFusion @Ric: Can you check the Properties > Compatibility tab for the DisplayFusion.exe (in Program Files (x86)\DisplayFusion) to see if the "Run as administrator" option is set? If it is, try disabling that option and rebooting to test it out.

Thanks! ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#13 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 18:39:55 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#13 DisplayFusion
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I have the same issue since upgrading to 8.1 - I have to start DF manually every time... any ideas?


What I did was to create a Schedulled Task and set it to run when windows started. ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#12 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:52:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#12 DisplayFusion I have the same issue since upgrading to 8.1 - I have to start DF manually every time... any ideas? ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#11 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:41:52 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#11 DisplayFusion Awesome, glad to hear it Anton! ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#10 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 11:27:32 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#10 DisplayFusion
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@Anton: Which version of Windows are you running? I'll test this out here :)


Sorry for the extremely late reply... I stopped using LiteStep for a while.

I had Windows 8 x64 at the time. I tried this with DisplayFusion 6.0.0 (Beta 2) on Windows 8.1 using LiteStep. Works fine. :) ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#9 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 21:07:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#9 DisplayFusion As an update only,
updated everything on my machine then updated to Win 8.1 and Display Fusion worked well but Win 8.1 gave me other problems so again I reverted back to Windows 8. Going to stick with that for now, messing about with 8.1 is over for now. ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#8 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 20:39:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#8 DisplayFusion @Anton: Which version of Windows are you running? I'll test this out here :) ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#7 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:37:23 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#7 DisplayFusion
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Do you run Explorer as the shell? I am running LiteStep as the shell (www.litestep.info) and for some reason it DF does not autorun anymore.

My first thought was that LiteStep is a 32-bit application but seeing as my Realtek Sound Manager which is 64-bit autorun fine I suppose this is not the issue.


I decided to try LiteStep's 64-bit version and the same thing happens here. DF does not autorun. ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#6 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:05:14 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#6 DisplayFusion Do you run Explorer as the shell? I am running LiteStep as the shell (www.litestep.info) and for some reason it DF does not autorun anymore.

My first thought was that LiteStep is a 32-bit application but seeing as my Realtek Sound Manager which is 64-bit autorun fine I suppose this is not the issue. ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#5 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:45:29 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#5 DisplayFusion Ah ok, definitely sounds like there was something weird going on with your 8.1 installation :) ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#4 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:13:28 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#4 DisplayFusion I tried everything possible Keith! It shows up in the auto-start folder but dosnt start BUT neither does any of my other auto starts!
So, I fixed it my way. That is to say thank god for image backups! Windows 8.1 will not see daylight on my machine again - hahaha.
Thanks for your help.
Alan ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#3 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:04:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#3 DisplayFusion Seems to be auto-starting just fine on my system with the Windows 8.1 Preview. If you disable the Start with Windows option, apply the settings, then enable it and apply again, and reboot, does it still not work? ]]> RE: DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#2 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:04:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b#2 DisplayFusion Seems to be auto-starting just fine on my system with the Windows 8.1 Preview. If you disable the Start with Windows option, apply the settings, then enable it and apply again, and reboot, does it still not work? ]]> DF Will No Longer Autostart With Win8.1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:16:58 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/df-will-no-longer-autostart-with-win81/?ID=9ab6a0c3-e3a2-4eff-b741-4b65465c2d9b DisplayFusion Hello Keith,
I updated to the Win8.1 Pro Preview and have the latest beta of DF (beta9). Although Displayfusion is in the AutoStart folder I have to manually start it everytime on a reboot. Can you look into this?

Thanks
Alan ]]>