https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d DisplayFusion RSS: After Window 8.1 upgrade, DF won't start with Windows Sat, 23 May 2026 15:22:53 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#16 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:36:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#16 DisplayFusion Sounds good! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#15 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:34:27 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#15 DisplayFusion Hi Keith,

That does seem to have worked. It didn't work from the run box, but it was fine from a command line. One reboot and it started as expected. I'll come back if it stops.

Thanks for the help. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#14 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:33:44 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#14 DisplayFusion If you re-install DisplayFusion using the following command line, does that make any difference?

DisplayFusionSetup-7.1.exe /VERYSILENT /STARTUPALL=1 ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#13 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:10:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#13 DisplayFusion Hi Keith,

It was a fresh install of 8.1, on a Parallels VM ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#12 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 20:00:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#12 DisplayFusion Ok, did your issue occur after upgrading to Windows 8.1? Or was it a fresh install of Windows 8.1? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#11 Wed, 08 Apr 2015 20:50:13 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#11 DisplayFusion Hi Keith,

No, no compatibility options are checked on either the DisplayFusion.exe in C:\Program Files\... .exe or the Start-Up (shortcut to the exe)

Neil ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#10 Wed, 08 Apr 2015 19:51:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#10 DisplayFusion @17ND: Does your DisplayFusion.exe or any of its shortcuts have any of the options on the Properties > Compatibility tab enabled? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#9 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:05:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#9 DisplayFusion I am having a similar issue; running 8.1 on a Parallels VM. Only way I could get it to startup is to put a shortcut in the start-up folder. Noticed there was a DisplayFusion.exe.config file in \Program Files (x86)\DisplayFusion\

Happy to help troubleshoot to resolve this, very annoying. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#8 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:39:45 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#8 DisplayFusion Nah, there's no issue there. DisplayFusion checks if there's already an instance running before it tries to start everything up ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#7 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:12:39 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#7 DisplayFusion Hi Keith,

I didn't remove the registry entry. Do you think there might be a problem with it being called twice? Will DF run two instances without my knowing?

Richard ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#6 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:53:50 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#6 DisplayFusion Interesting! There shouldn't really be any difference between it being in the Startup folder or in the HKCU\..\Run registry key, so I'm not sure what could be going on there. Glad to hear you found a workaround though! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#5 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 04:49:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#5 DisplayFusion Hi Keith,

The only way I could get DF to run at boot-time was to put a shortcut in the Startup Folder.

Running Windows 8.1 x64. Just changed motherboards when this problem began.
(Incidentally, the Avira tray icon had the same problem.)

Richard ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#4 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:48:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#4 DisplayFusion Awesome, glad to hear it! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#3 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 00:17:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#3 DisplayFusion That was the magic bullet. Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#2 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:15:10 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d#2 DisplayFusion Could you try right-clicking the DisplayFusion.exe in the Program Files folder, choose Properties, and then check the Compatibility tab to see if there are any Compatibility options set? If DisplayFusion.exe is set to run as administrator for whatever reason, then it won't launch at startup (all programs are like this if set to run as administrator).

If there are no Compatibility options set, please let me know and we'll go from there.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:04:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/after-window-81-upgrade-df-wont-start-with-windows/?ID=da7227d3-b2a8-4ad8-a083-393075af2a8d DisplayFusion No matter what I try, I can't get DF to start up automatically when I log on.
Beyond all other issues that I've been hammering out through a combination of Windows and Nvidia settings, this is the one I can't fix.

Attempted:
-Disabling & re-enabling startup option in Task Manager
-Adding to Startup folder in Programs from the Start Menu
-Uninstalling & reinstalling

Nothing so far works. I have to manually start DF after logging in.

It's still there in the Startup tab of the Task Manager with "Startup impact" still reading "Not measured" as it hasn't had a chance to run with the startup yet since the update. ]]>