https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=d86017c7-7428-4f33-a173-06a39f531613 DisplayFusion RSS: Alt tab to other monitor and back to game? Tue, 26 May 2026 04:07:52 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=d86017c7-7428-4f33-a173-06a39f531613 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-to-other-monitor-and-back-to-game/?ID=d86017c7-7428-4f33-a173-06a39f531613#4 Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:02:43 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-to-other-monitor-and-back-to-game/?ID=d86017c7-7428-4f33-a173-06a39f531613#4 DisplayFusion That's theoretically how it should work. Run the function, then use Alt+Tab to switch out, and Alt+Tab to switch back.

I'm a bit confused though. Are you having trouble getting the mouse cursor to leave the game window, or getting the keyboard input to return to the game window? (or both?) ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-to-other-monitor-and-back-to-game/?ID=d86017c7-7428-4f33-a173-06a39f531613#3 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 20:12:10 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-to-other-monitor-and-back-to-game/?ID=d86017c7-7428-4f33-a173-06a39f531613#3 DisplayFusion With CS:GO, TF2, Everything I've tried so far. Essentially if I'm in a menu screen it works just fine as you'd expect and i can move the mouse straight to the other monitor but as soon as I am using something where the mouse is locked in like a first person shooter, it doesn't let me go to the other monitor unless I alt tab out of the game on the primary monitor. Also Firefox keeps opening up in the second monitor instead of the primary.

Edit - Alternatively is there a way I can use alt tab to just get the mouse on the second monitor and then alt tab back the the game on the first one? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-to-other-monitor-and-back-to-game/?ID=d86017c7-7428-4f33-a173-06a39f531613#2 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 19:41:12 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-to-other-monitor-and-back-to-game/?ID=d86017c7-7428-4f33-a173-06a39f531613#2 DisplayFusion Do you run into this issue with all games, or just a specific game? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-to-other-monitor-and-back-to-game/?ID=d86017c7-7428-4f33-a173-06a39f531613 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 04:32:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/alt-tab-to-other-monitor-and-back-to-game/?ID=d86017c7-7428-4f33-a173-06a39f531613 DisplayFusion I've read a bunch of guides on how to use the "Prevent window deactivation function" but it seems to not work well for me. What I want to do is be in a game, alt+tab to the other monitor (where, say, a video is playing), change the said video and then alt tab right back to the game. However, when I do this it does not fully 'reconnect' back to the game. Often the mouse will work but I can't use any of the keys to move. Sometimes the mouse glitches out. Is there a way to set it up where I can just go back to the game by clicking on it like normal alt+tabbing with just one monitor? ]]>