DisplayFusion RSS: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b DisplayFusion RSS: Triggers are disappearing Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:19:44 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#34 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:50:39 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#34 DisplayFusion Sounds great, thanks! ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#33 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:52:57 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#33 DisplayFusion Thanks, Keith. I installed the beta yesterday morning, and so far, so good. I've not worked outside of my home office yet, so I can't tell whether other triggers and monitor profiles are being autorecognized.

I'll be sure to update when I'm back in my workplace office on Tuesday.

I appreciate your followup!

-Tracey ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#32 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 14:59:14 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#32 DisplayFusion We've just released a new DisplayFusion beta version and we're fairly certain this issue is all fixed up. Please let us know if you still run into any trouble after updating. ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#31 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:34:14 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#31 DisplayFusion Hey all! We've added some more logging in DisplayFusion 9.2.4 for this issue. Can you enable L1 logging on the Troubleshooting tab, and then if the Triggers disappear again, send us the debug logs right away?

Thanks! ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#30 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:35:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#30 DisplayFusion No worries!

Fences and DisplayFusion's Desktop Icon Profiles definitely aren't compatible with each other. DisplayFusion and Fences can both run at the same time, but I wouldn't recommend using our Desktop Icon Profiles if you want to use Fences. ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#29 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:51:58 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#29 DisplayFusion Thanks, Keith.

I'll try that the next time I find disappearing triggers. In the meantime, I'm having a good deal of difficulty with my icon profiles working. It may be a conflict with Stardock Fences, though. ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#28 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 19:48:58 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#28 DisplayFusion So you have a backup that restores all of your settings except the Triggers, and then a separate .reg file that has just the Triggers? If that's the case, this should hopefully work:

  • Use DisplayFusion to restore the first backup file/
  • Exit DisplayFusion completely (make sure DisplayFusion.exe is no longer showing up in Task Manager)
  • Double-click the .reg file that has the Triggers in it, choose yes to import
  • Launch DisplayFusion

Hope that helps! ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#27 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:53:18 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#27 DisplayFusion
Quote:
You just need the sections in the .reg file that start with "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\Triggers]"

There's the main key, and then the subkeys with guids that look like this: "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\Triggers\0174494a-e798-4799-a586-2410d6c75161]"

I'll ask our devs to do a code review for anything that could cause the Triggers to disappear, since it doesn't seem to be easily repeatable. Is it just the Triggers that are lost, no other DisplayFusion Settings?


Hi, Keith.

I've edited a .reg file I had that had all my in-place, working triggers. I removed all keys except the keys and subkeys that you described above.

The problem is, when I restore that .reg file, ALL my DisplayFusion settings go away, including the triggers. I'm really getting frustrated, because at this point I have no ability restore things to a previous working arrangement. I have 3 monitor profiles, associated icon profiles, and many of these were changed in the last few days, weeks, and months to accommodate for hardware changes. If your theory is correct, I should be able to restore a profile from earlier today, when my hardware/monitor changes and profiles were correctly set, but my trigger settings disappeared. Then I could restore only the keys that controlled the triggers. But it doesn't work.

Please, please provide a solution! ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#26 Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:11:57 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#26 DisplayFusion We weren't able to find anything obvious that could be causing this, no. It is still open on our list and we will be revisiting it for the next version.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#25 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 22:35:09 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#25 DisplayFusion Mine are disappearing, too. This is most annoying. Have you identified any causes or remedies? ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#24 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:36:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#24 DisplayFusion Ok, thanks. I think this issue actually happened to me last week, but I only lost a few of the Triggers, and I haven't been able to reproduce it again since then :(

We'll keep investigating and hopefully find the cause soon! ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#23 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 20:39:12 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#23 DisplayFusion yes "Window Created" triggers do disappear, they're the only type i've ever used ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#22 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 19:44:34 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#22 DisplayFusion Do the "Window Created" triggers ever disappear, or is it only the triggers for other Trigger Events that are disappearing? ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#21 Tue, 07 Nov 2017 20:28:38 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#21 DisplayFusion Hi,

Here's an export of the settings, if you need anything else let me know.

John ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#20 Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:30:33 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#20 DisplayFusion Sorry for the delay on this! I've been stumped but was thinking about it again today. Can you attach a backup of your settings? ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#19 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:50:31 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#19 DisplayFusion Yes they do disappear if they are recreated from scratch, before I started restoring them backup (I didn't have a current backup) I was recreating them. ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#18 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:24:55 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#18 DisplayFusion @Justin: No worries, glad to hear it!

@johnb: If you delete and re-create the ones that get lost from scratch, instead of restoring from backup, do they still disappear? ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#17 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:33:47 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#17 DisplayFusion Hi Keith, Thank you for your reply. This seems to be fine now and the feature also seems to be working well for maintaining window positions. Perhaps it was pilot error, but I'd hate to think that as a tech veteran! ;-) Quite sure I hit Apply, then OK to save everything. In any event, my settings have now survived dock cycles, reboots and time... Thank you again! -Justin ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#16 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:55:28 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#16 DisplayFusion Hi,
I've just discovered that the last three (in the Triggers window) were lost.

Restored them from registry backup, all ok at the moment.

One thing I discovered is that TextPad saves text as unicode, where as .reg files must be be saved as ansi...

John ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#15 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:43:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#15 DisplayFusion @JustinC: It sounds like your settings aren't saving at all. Are you making sure to click Apply in the main Settings window after creating your Trigger rules? ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#14 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 20:42:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#14 DisplayFusion Hello! I am having the SAME problem on my Pro Trial 8.1.2 DF. The only trigger I'm setting up is the combination to save window positions on a laptop when docking. Reading the thread, I am using Kaspersky Lab Internet Security 17.0.0.611(g) and am not rebooting, nor is any scan running that I'm aware of. (There could be some real-time app scan due to the C+ code that was mentioned?) This has happened twice - I've set up the triggers and when I go back a few minutes later, they're no longer in the list and triggers are disabled (checkbox un-cheked).

Hoping you can help - please let me know if I can provide anything further.
Thank you,
Justin ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#13 Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:47:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#13 DisplayFusion Ok, thanks for trying that! We'll keep you posted if we have anything else to check, or hopefully when we find the issue and fix it up :) ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#12 Fri, 28 Jul 2017 04:08:42 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#12 DisplayFusion sorry for the slow response, there is no mention of sophos remove registry keys and the triggers are still there after a full scan ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#11 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:07:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#11 DisplayFusion Ok, thanks! Is there anything in the Sophos logs about removing registry keys around the time that the Triggers were lost?

Also, if you run a full scan with Sophos, does it remove the Triggers? ]]> RE: Triggers are disappearing https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#10 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:34:16 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-are-disappearing/?ID=a22a9ae5-a664-4718-b94a-e0427f576f0b#10 DisplayFusion Hi,

I thought that might be case, I didn't know if there were cross dependencies.

I haven't noticed any other setting being lost or changed.

I use Sophos a/v.

John ]]>