https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad DisplayFusion RSS: Alt + Tab Handler Exclude Remote Desktop sessions Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:54:22 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#14 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:00:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#14 DisplayFusion Thanks! I couldn't reproduce this issue here. Are you using Microsoft's Remote Desktop client (mstsc.exe) or a different remote desktop utility? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#13 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 23:16:41 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#13 DisplayFusion hi Keith

8.1 and both windowed and full-screen ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#12 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 20:11:50 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#12 DisplayFusion @Rhys: Which version of Windows? Also, is your RDP session full screen or windowed? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#11 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 01:07:28 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#11 DisplayFusion Hi, This still seems to be an issue in DisplayFusion Pro 7.1
While having the Alt+Tab Handler on RDP does not hook Alt+Tab, and it displays as per the alt+tab handler
turning off the handler resolves the issue. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#10 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 19:30:38 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#10 DisplayFusion To reset all of the settings, you can do a complete uninstall/re-install. Just backup your settings first, on the Settings > Options tab, so that you can restore them if the complete uninstall/re-install doesn't help

To do the complete uninstall, just run the uninstaller in Control Panel > Programs and Features, and make sure to answer "Yes" to the option to do a complete uninstall ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#9 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:40:00 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#9 DisplayFusion I do the same steps as you describe and gets the issue,
i have tried to reset all settings in displayfusion but cant find a reset button, have rolled back to the first settings i got. But same issue.

Perhaps it is my computer somehow. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#8 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:53:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#8 DisplayFusion Strange! I still can't reproduce this here using those steps. Here's what I did:

• From a Windows 8.1 machine, remote desktop to a Windows 7 machine using all monitors (3 in my setup)
• Open Calculator on the Windows 8.1 machine, set it as Always On Top
• Switch to the RDP session, then to Calculator, and then back to RDP, the taskbars immediately hid behind the RDP window

Did I miss any steps? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#7 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:40:06 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#7 DisplayFusion Hi, I think i found it

If i have displayfusion running on my host and make a window Always on Top so it will not disappear when i connect to my other machine by RDP.

And if I then from the RDP session clicks on the Always on Top window and then back in to the fullscreen RDP session over all my monitors, (yes I got 4 monitors now ) i get this effect.

Okey, if we now let the window be Always on top and close display fusion, the window will still have the Always on top setting.
But this time when switching between the Window and RDP session that is still in fullscreen mode. The Taskbars is fine.

So my conclusion is that somewhere in displayfusion something happens with windows taskbar when switching between these windows.
or ?

It would be great if it could be fixed.

Thanks. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#6 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:14:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#6 DisplayFusion Ah, ok, that makes sense. Unfortunately if it's the Windows taskbar, it's not something we can fix

We can force our own taskbars to the bottom, but not the Windows taskbar. Sorry! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#5 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:17:17 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#5 DisplayFusion Hi,
after some tries and errors i have come up to this conclusion.

When an application is taking focus on main computer (w1 in the above example). I get this issue.
And it is only on the primary monitor.

I have also noticed that StartmenuX is has the most issues. I have tried a couple of days with StartmenuX enabled and a couple of days without. And it is more frequent issues when StartmenuX is enabled. But I still got the issues when StartmenuX is disabled on main computer.

I dont think that those issues is related to displayfusion. or?

Any idea if it can be solved ?

Thanks

Edit:
Answer on above question, it is Windows own taskbar. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#4 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:43:41 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#4 DisplayFusion Is it the Windows taskbar (the one on the primary monitor) or the DisplayFusion taskbar that's showing up over top of your RDP session? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#3 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:30:28 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#3 DisplayFusion I dont know where the issue is, but here is my story.

I'm running a Dual screen setup on Windows 8.1.
On it, I have both Displayfusion 6.1 and StartmenuX (disabled for the moment).
In DIsplayfusion Alt-Tab functionality is enabled: (Show on Current Monitor Only, Show Current Windows Only)

I connect through RDP to another computer (Windows 8.1) with dual screen enabled in RDP.
Everything fine here.
The external machine, (call it w2), Has Displayfusion 6.1 and also StartmenuX installed and enabled.
In Displayfusion on w2, the Alt-Tab handler is the same as in w1.

From w2, I have a Citrix Session (Full screen / Desktop mode in Citrix Receiver) and a VMWare Workstation on the other display.
Which I work from, jumping from VMWare to Citrix and back again, several times, Some browsing in Chrome direcly on W2.

From time to time, I loses the taskbar from w2 and w1 is overlaying it.
I attach two screenshot over both displays taskbars.

Perhaps it is some strange thing inside StartmenuX or Displayfusion, dont know.

Please advise what to do.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#2 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:09:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad#2 DisplayFusion We actually did fix that up in 6.1 Beta 4 or 5

You can grab the latest beta here: http://www.displayfusion.com/Download/Beta/

Please let me know if you still have any trouble after updating.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad Wed, 03 Sep 2014 07:34:42 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-handler-exclude-remote-desktop-sessions/?ID=b3d41fc6-51ff-4c51-8f5c-59fe6de437ad DisplayFusion Hi,
I noticed that the Alt + Tab Handler breaks my Remote Desktop session as it overrides the remote sessions handling for Alt + Tab.
Can it be fixed so if Alt + Tab command is pressed and the current application i Remote Desktop it will be disabled?

Thanks

Edit:
Sorry might be wrong statement above, I disabled it today and noticed that I still have issues.
Will update if i figure what the problem is. ]]>