DisplayFusion RSS: Forza Horizon 5 issues

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:25:07 GMT

Quote:

We've released a new beta that might fix this up. Can you try updating and let me know if the issue persists? Here's the link: https://www.displayfusion.com/Download/Beta/

Thanks!

I can confirm that the latest beta does, indeed, fix this issue.

Thank you so much!

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:01:34 GMT

We've released a new beta that might fix this up. Can you try updating and let me know if the issue persists? Here's the link: https://www.displayfusion.com/Download/Beta/

Thanks!

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 20:01:53 GMT

We think we have this fixed up for our next beta, so we'll be sure to let you know when that's released.

Thanks!

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:18:30 GMT

It makes no difference, respectfully the issue isn't that the compatibility options don't work, it's that DisplayFusion is unable to detect when this game is running.

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:49:11 GMT

Can you also try checking "Disable Application Hooks" in that compatibility window, and see if that helps?

Thanks!

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:18:19 GMT

This makes no difference.

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:40:52 GMT

Can you try adding the game to the Compatibility list in DisplayFusion, and check "Disable DisplayFusion Taskbars while this application is running", and see if the issue persists?

Thanks!

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:41:59 GMT

Sounds like just quitting displayfusion is a better workaround!

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:58:54 GMT

Sorry it took so long to get back to this.
I found a workaround that prevents this behavior (maybe it's actually a different bug that prevents hooks from working, but that's for you to determine), I'll detail the steps later in this post.
As a result, I am attaching two debug logs.

The first illustrates the issue as originally noted, and contains the following events:

Start FH5 by clicking the desktop icon.
FH5 starts by showing a medium-sized loading screen in the center of the main monitor (2.2)
Loading screen finishes, then a very small splash graphic appears in the center split of the main monitor (2.2)
At 12:26:07 the full-screen game comes up, restricted to the leftmost split of the main monitor (2.1) (this is the bug)
I switch back to DF Settings and export the log (without quitting the game)

The second debug log details what happens in the workaround, and contains the following events:

Start FH5 by clicking the desktop icon.
FH5 starts by showing a medium-sized loading screen in the center of the main monitor (2.2)
I click the Time & Date in the Windows Taskbar (on 2.2) and the Time & Calendar popup appears. I leave it in the foreground. This is what constitutes "the workaround".
Loading screen finishes, then a very small splash graphic appears in the center split of the main monitor (2.2); Time & Calendar continues to be the focused window
At 12:27:44(ish) the full-screen game comes up, properly spanning all three montiors of the main display (2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
I focus the game (closing the Time & Calendar popup)
I quit the game
I switch back to DF Settings and export the log

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:31:56 GMT

Could you send me over a debug log? I'll attach the steps again below:

On the DisplayFusion Settings > Troubleshooting tab, change the Logging drop-down to "L1: Log Minimal" and click Apply
Reproduce the issue and note the time so we'll know where to check in the log file
Click the "Export Info to File" button on the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
Reply with the file attached
Disable debug logging after sending the log

Thanks!

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 21:55:47 GMT

I also have this issue, and I have independently tried all of the suggestions listed here before finding this thread.

If required, I can provide any debugging logs required.

I also noticed the discrepancy on the name of the application via the "drag the target method". It has a really weird path when you do that:

C:\Program Files (x86)\DisplayFusion\Volume{f157ac14-0ef9-e0e0-a976-4e51c7d5a342}\ForzaHorizon5.exe

When you scroll down the application list to "Windows Universal Applications", you get this:

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.624F8B84B80_3.410.860.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\ForzaHorizon5.exe

Note the version number there -- that will change with every patch of the game.

I can also confirm that Wildcards do not work at all:

*ForzaHorizon5.exe

does nothing to help this issue.

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Seems I spoke too soon, the bug has returned and DisplayFusion is forcing the game over onto the third virtual monitor again. I tried adding *ForzaHorizon5.exe as the app name but it didn't work.

I believe your momentary success here was because you may not have waited long enough for DisplayFusion to "reinitialize" after the configuration changes before launching the game, and it just "snuck through" while DF was setting itself up again.

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 19:35:15 GMT

Seems I spoke too soon, the bug has returned and DisplayFusion is forcing the game over onto the third virtual monitor again. I tried adding *ForzaHorizon5.exe as the app name but it didn't work.

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:05:49 GMT

Glad to hear you were able to get it sorted out! You can also use a wildcard so that you don't need the full path, like this:

*ForzaHorizon5.exe

Thanks!

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:03:23 GMT

Hi again,

Believe I have solved this. DisplayFusion was not detecting the path correctly for the game when I dragged the little target over to the window.

I had to enter it in the compatibility settings as C:\WINDOWS\system32\Volume{538a6a1f-4dc8-6248-5b5f-13c49b28a56a}\ForzaHorizon5.exe

If anyone has this problem, enable logging, start the game, then exit it and search for "ForzaHorizon5.exe" in the log file, you should see the path to the game on your system. You can then set compatibility options to disable DisplayFusion with the game.

Course if you buy the game on Steam it's easy to find just in your Steam library folder. Good old Windows App store making things needlessly complicated.

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 16:27:24 GMT

Hi Matthew,

Thanks for sending that over. This is definitely a strange one, typically games force themselves to the full size of your primary monitor. Could you send me over a debug log? Here are the steps:

On the DisplayFusion Settings > Troubleshooting tab, change the Logging drop-down to "L1: Log Minimal" and click Apply
Reproduce the issue and note the time so we'll know where to check in the log file
Click the "Export Info to File" button on the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
Reply with the file attached
Disable debug logging after sending the log

Also, could you try disabling that advanced setting for ignoring monitors, and see if that changes anything?

Thanks!

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:55:15 GMT

File attached as requested.

RE: Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:20:43 GMT

Hi Matthew,

Could you send me a copy of your troubleshooting info? Here are the steps:

Open the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
Click the "Export Info to File" button
Reply with the file attached

Thanks!

Forza Horizon 5 issues

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:39:53 GMT

Hi, I'm using DisplayFusion on a 5120x1440 display to divide the physical monitor up into 3 virtual monitors.

Whenever I start the Game Forza Horizon 5, no matter what compatibility options I set for this game, DisplayFusion always forces it over onto the right most virtual monitor, instead of letting it run full screen. I can only get the game to run full screen if I quit DisplayFusion entirely.

I've tried adding the game by dragging the target over the window and also adding it from the list but it still seems to interfere with it.

I'm on Windows 11 21H2 DisplayFusion 10.0 Beta 6