DisplayFusion RSS: Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef DisplayFusion RSS: Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers Fri, 22 May 2026 23:06:02 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef RE: Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#10 Sun, 26 Nov 2023 15:37:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#10 DisplayFusion This continued to restore the wrong locations for me after following the guide. So I made a couple of tweaks that seem to help.

I added an additional "System Idle" "Save Windows Positions" function at a smaller random interval, since the one for a minute before lock/sleep didn't always work.

I added a "Save Windows Position" at event "Desktop Locked"

YMMV. ]]> RE: Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#9 Sat, 27 May 2023 16:22:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#9 DisplayFusion Looks like upgrading to v10 lost all these customizations. I've set them up again including the key combination and will report back. ]]> RE: Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#8 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:50:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#8 DisplayFusion In the DisplayFusion Settings > Functions, can you set a key combination for "Restore Window Positions From Last Save", and manually fire it after your windows are moved, and see if it moves them back correctly? ]]> RE: Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#7 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 05:52:24 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#7 DisplayFusion
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Is it not firing at all, or is it moving the windows to the wrong locations?

It just randomly is back to previous behavior, which is typically leaving stuff that should be on Window 1 (Primary) on Window 2. But it is also leaving some stuff on Window 2 that should be on Window 4. Not sure why it likes to move stuff to Window 2 so much. ]]> RE: Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#6 Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:54:07 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#6 DisplayFusion Is it not firing at all, or is it moving the windows to the wrong locations? ]]> RE: Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#5 Sat, 01 Apr 2023 13:40:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#5 DisplayFusion This helps, but isn't working every time. The only step I see where you can tweak things is this: "Click "Add," then click "Wait," entering "5000" in the text field. Click "OK." If the 5000 ms wait is working well, you can try reducing that to speed up the restore time."

Will adjusting that upward help? Or anything else I can try to get better results? ]]> RE: Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#4 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:09:56 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#4 DisplayFusion Thanks for letting us know, we'll get that fixed up ]]> RE: Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#3 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:40:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#3 DisplayFusion
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This guide here should fix that up for you, please note you'll need your computer to lock on screen saver: https://www.displayfusion.com/HelpGuide/AutomaticallySaveAndRestoreWindowPositionsOnSleepResume/


Wow! This is great. Just set it up.

Found a small typo:
Click "Add" again, this time clicking "Run Function" and selecting "Restore Window Positions From Last Scene." Click "OK."

(should be "Last Save" not "Last Scene") ]]> RE: Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#2 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:37:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef#2 DisplayFusion Hi Matt,

This guide here should fix that up for you, please note you'll need your computer to lock on screen saver: https://www.displayfusion.com/HelpGuide/AutomaticallySaveAndRestoreWindowPositionsOnSleepResume/

Hope that helps! ]]> Multi-monitor: windows will move between screens after screen saver triggers https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef Mon, 27 Mar 2023 05:39:56 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/multi-monitor-windows-will-move-between-screens-after-screen-saver-triggers/?ID=af805eb7-a29d-4150-8aab-0e564b31f0ef DisplayFusion Windows 10, DisplayFusion Pro 9.9
Multimonitor (4 monitors)
This has been an annoyance for as long as I can remember. Is anybody else experiencing this and is there a way around it?
After I log back in from the screen saver, my windows have randomly moved away from their previous screens. Normally they move to screen 2 from screen 1 (set as primary). This is typically Chrome or Edge windows, but it can be other applications. It probably just seems to happen more with browser windows because that is what I have the most of.
It isn't every time and it isn't all windows. I cannot figure out any pattern to why some windows move and others don't. These are not usually maximized windows.
If there is no way to prevent this, is there a quicker way to move everything at once from one window to another? Now the only way I can do it is to drag each window individually back to primary. If I "move window to next monitor" if they are on screen 2 I would have to cycle through screen 3, 4, and then to 1 so that doesn't save any time. ]]>