https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd DisplayFusion RSS: Window position not preserved when switching between monitors Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:01:47 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd#6 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:39:06 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd#6 DisplayFusion No worries, thanks for the kind words! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd#5 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:43:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd#5 DisplayFusion Got it. Position is kept by the top left corner and no per-monitor 'history' of positions is kept.

Thank you for the clarification. Great software, by the way. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd#4 Wed, 15 Feb 2017 20:06:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd#4 DisplayFusion Thanks! This is because the Move Window to Next Monitor function tries to use absolute position and size when moving to the next monitor. If it can't, it puts it as close as possible. So, because the Primary monitor is a higher resolution, when moving to the next monitor, it sees that the window would be off the screen, and just puts it in the corner. When moving back to the Primary, the absolute position is closer to the middle of the screen.

If you use the "Move Window to Next Monitor and Size Proportionally" function, it should do what you're looking for. The default hotkey is Ctrl + Win + Z, and you can add it to the titlebar by selecting it on the Settings > Functions tab, and clicking "Toggle TitleBar Button."

Hope that helps! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd#3 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:07:33 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd#3 DisplayFusion Log is attached. In case it keeps track of actions, I reproduced the issue at 4:01PM EST with Notepad window.

Thanks for looking into it. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd#2 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:50:20 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd#2 DisplayFusion Could you attach a copy of your troubleshooting info? I'll test this out here and see what I can find out

• Open the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
• Click the "Copy to Clipboard" button
• Paste the text into a text file (please don't paste the text directly into your reply, the formatting gets garbled and makes it difficult to parse)
• Reply with the file attached

]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:32:32 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/window-position-not-preserved-when-switching-between-monitors/?ID=a341eb35-8683-45e2-b185-f1460c6919dd DisplayFusion There is a strange behavior that I hesitate to call a bug but have not been able to find a setting that would control/explain it.

Namely, in a two monitor setup, with primary monitor at 2560x1440 and secondary at 1920x1200, positioning any window (say Notepad) in the top right corner on the primary monitor and switching to the 'next monitor' positions it properly in the top right corner of the secondary monitor. However, going back to primary monitor, window gets centered horizontally while it keeps being at the top of the screen. Repeating the same process for the top left corner works as expected (window remains in the top left after any number of switches between monitors).

I am using version Pro 8.1.2.

Any suggestions on what might be at play here?

Thanks! ]]>