DisplayFusion RSS: Windows 8.1, display fusion & classic start

DisplayFusion RSS: Windows 8.1, display fusion & classic start https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=c5daa400-cb54-4511-9745-1f7725ba7b46 DisplayFusion RSS: Windows 8.1, display fusion & classic start Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:43:29 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=c5daa400-cb54-4511-9745-1f7725ba7b46 RE: Windows 8.1, display fusion & classic start https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-81-display-fusion-classic-start/?ID=c5daa400-cb54-4511-9745-1f7725ba7b46#3 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:57:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-81-display-fusion-classic-start/?ID=c5daa400-cb54-4511-9745-1f7725ba7b46#3 DisplayFusion

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hi,

i have a paid version of display fusion (through steam) and it was working perfectly until i upgraded to 8.1 this evening... now, classic start button does not work correctly with df's multi-monitor taskbar.

- on primary monitor, the start button is classic shell's icon, even though i told classic shell to not replace button icon.
- on primary monitor, the start button, when pressed, still brings up metro! even though it's configured to bring up classic start menu.
- on primary monitor, rt-clicking on the taskbar brings up settings for df. so i'm assuming this is the df taskbar.

- on secondary monitor, the 8.1 start button icon is present (i want this)
- on secondary monitor, when pressed, brings up classic start menu (i want this)
- on secondary monitor, rt-clicking on the taskbar brings up settings for windows default taskbar options. so i'm assuming this is the standard window's taskbar.

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so i turned OFF df's multimonitor taskbar and turned on the 8.1 taskbars on each monitor setting and now it's more or less correct. i lose the coolness of df's tray/date and time on both monitors... but classic start menu comes up when i push the start button on both monitors AND the icon is not being replaced on both monitors.

so as it is, i'm losing df's multimonitor toolbar functionality. not a huge deal. but you guys should be aware.

and do you guys have plans on restoring full functionality with classic start menu? cuz it's not a huge deal but i would like to turn on df's taskbars asap.

thanks much.

jin

Do you still use Classic Menus and Windows in Windows and with DF? ]]> RE: Windows 8.1, display fusion & classic start https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-81-display-fusion-classic-start/?ID=c5daa400-cb54-4511-9745-1f7725ba7b46#2 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:39:20 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-81-display-fusion-classic-start/?ID=c5daa400-cb54-4511-9745-1f7725ba7b46#2 DisplayFusion The Start button icon issue is on our list, so I've added your vote to it.

For the issue of the Start button bringing up the Windows 8 Start Screen on the DisplayFusion taskbar, could you try changing the "Windows Key Opens" option on the Classic Start Menu > Controls tab to "Classic Start Menu?"

If you want to move your native Windows taskbar back to the Primary monitor, you can do the following:

Right-click the Windows taskbar, make sure "Lock the taskbar" is not enabled
Left-click and drag it to the bottom of the Primary monitor

Thanks! ]]> Windows 8.1, display fusion & classic start https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-81-display-fusion-classic-start/?ID=c5daa400-cb54-4511-9745-1f7725ba7b46 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:28:25 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-81-display-fusion-classic-start/?ID=c5daa400-cb54-4511-9745-1f7725ba7b46 DisplayFusion hi,

i have a paid version of display fusion (through steam) and it was working perfectly until i upgraded to 8.1 this evening... now, classic start button does not work correctly with df's multi-monitor taskbar.

- on primary monitor, the start button is classic shell's icon, even though i told classic shell to not replace button icon.
- on primary monitor, the start button, when pressed, still brings up metro! even though it's configured to bring up classic start menu.
- on primary monitor, rt-clicking on the taskbar brings up settings for df. so i'm assuming this is the df taskbar.

- on secondary monitor, the 8.1 start button icon is present (i want this)
- on secondary monitor, when pressed, brings up classic start menu (i want this)
- on secondary monitor, rt-clicking on the taskbar brings up settings for windows default taskbar options. so i'm assuming this is the standard window's taskbar.

------------------------------------

so i turned OFF df's multimonitor taskbar and turned on the 8.1 taskbars on each monitor setting and now it's more or less correct. i lose the coolness of df's tray/date and time on both monitors... but classic start menu comes up when i push the start button on both monitors AND the icon is not being replaced on both monitors.

so as it is, i'm losing df's multimonitor toolbar functionality. not a huge deal. but you guys should be aware.

and do you guys have plans on restoring full functionality with classic start menu? cuz it's not a huge deal but i would like to turn on df's taskbars asap.

thanks much.

jin ]]>