DisplayFusion RSS: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92 DisplayFusion RSS: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on Fri, 01 May 2026 10:39:09 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92 RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#59 Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:58:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#59 DisplayFusion That's good to know, thanks for posting that solution! ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#58 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 20:17:41 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#58 DisplayFusion Not sure if this is related.

On Win8.1 I solved this actually through Windows options not in DisplayFusion 9.2 which I use.
Right click on Desktop - > Personalize -> Taskbar and Navigation -> Navigation -> Show Start on display I'm using when I press the Windows logo key. ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#57 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 19:45:34 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#57 DisplayFusion Wow, that's great news! If you run into any more trouble with it, please let me know :) ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#56 Tue, 24 Jul 2018 12:55:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#56 DisplayFusion upgrade my machine to Windows 10 1709 today (there is a delay in when we get Windows updates pushed to our machines).
Believe it or not, this semes to have fixed the issue. ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#55 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 18:14:57 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#55 DisplayFusion Thanks! I'm still not able to reproduce it with your monitor setup and settings :(

Is there any chance you could attach a video capture of what you're seeing on your machine? ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#54 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 12:58:00 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#54 DisplayFusion attached now. ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#53 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:41:37 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#53 DisplayFusion Still can't reproduce it here :(

Could you attach a backup of your settings? (Settings > Options > Export) ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#52 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 08:28:17 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#52 DisplayFusion behavior slightly changed with today's 9.3b2 update:
the double flicker is gone. Start menu still opens only on primary, with one interesting exception: When putting the application focus either on the desktop of non primary monitor #1 (by clicking it first) or on a UWP app that resides on that same monitor it opens on that one instead (means I see it open on the primary, then it closes and reopens at #1). All other cases fall back to the primary monitor.

Btw, in case this makes a difference... my setup looks like this:
|----------| |----------|
|          | |          |
| 2 prim.  | |    3     | |---------|
|----------| |----------| |    1    |
                          |---------|
]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#51 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:45:01 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#51 DisplayFusion Ok, thanks for the update! It was working for me on a German Win 10 testbox here, but I will re-test again and see what's up. ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#50 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 07:38:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#50 DisplayFusion I am afraid it did not. But seems you touched the right spot :) since at least behavior changed.
Previously it just did open on the primary monitor all the time.
Now with 9.3b1 it still does that, but it does it twice within 1-2 seconds. Means I see it flashing open on the primary monitor, then it closes, and then it opens once more (again on the primary monitor) and stays open. ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#49 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:48:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#49 DisplayFusion We've just released DisplayFusion 9.3 Beta 1, and it should fix this issue up. Please let us know if you still have any trouble after updating.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#48 Wed, 13 Jun 2018 12:50:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#48 DisplayFusion @chb80: I was able to reproduce this with a German installation of Windows 10. I've added it to our list to fix up :)

Thanks! ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#47 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 08:50:42 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#47 DisplayFusion no change from the post two weeks ago. Clicking does still work fine, but using the keyboard does not. ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#46 Wed, 30 May 2018 16:58:10 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#46 DisplayFusion @NetMage: Glad to hear it. That behaviour is expected, we try to launch it directly in place, but if that fails, then it falls back to opening on the Primary and moving to the correct monitor.

@chb80: How is it working for you in 9.2.2? ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#45 Thu, 24 May 2018 20:37:57 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#45 DisplayFusion My system no longer exhibits the issue on 9.2 final, though I can see the Start Menu open on the Primary Monitor and move to the secondary monitor most of the time when clicking the seconday Start Button. ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#44 Thu, 17 May 2018 11:24:56 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#44 DisplayFusion attached please find the log.
Note three things:
- I am on 9.2 b3 in the meanwhile, and the clicking issue seems to be fixed, means when using mouse clicks the start menu opens on the correct screen, but using the windows key on the keyboard issue still remains, it always opens on the main monitor
- Order of my screens from left to right is: 2-3-1, while 2 is the main monitor
- I activated the log, then actively put focus on the right screen (1), then pressed the windows key shortly after the clock turned 12:00, start menu opens on the main screen (2) instead ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#43 Fri, 27 Apr 2018 17:54:03 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#43 DisplayFusion @NetMage and chb80: Could you guys attach a debug log using 9.2 Beta 1?

  • 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
]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#42 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:10:39 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#42 DisplayFusion I can confirm this behavior.
I have a three monitor setup, and when clicking start button on one of the non primary ones, it opens. After closing I need to open it on one of the other screens before I am able to use the previous screen again.

Means: Open it on 3, close on 3, next click will open on primary always. The open on 2, close on 2, any further click on 2 will open on primary, but 3 will work again. Same vice versa.

If I use the Windows-Key (instead of clicking), I will always open on the primary, no way to get this to open on 2 or 3. But it also resets above behavior, means once I open it (on the primary) via the key, it will jump back to 3 or 2 on the next click on any of those.

Tested both 9.1 and the latest beta. ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#41 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 20:01:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#41 DisplayFusion I am on 9.2 beta 1.

Doing some more testing:

Click primary Start button - Start Menu open on primary monitor.
Click secondary Start button - Start Menu moves to secondary monitor.
Click secondary Start button - Start Menu closes.
Click secondary Start button - Start Menu open on primary monitor.
Continuing to click secondary Start button closes and opens Start Menu on primary monitor.

Click primary Start button - Start Menu open on primary monitor.
Click primary Start button - Start Menu closes.
Click secondary Start button - Start Menu opens on secondary monitor.
Click secondary Start button - Start Menu closes.
Continuing to click secondary Start button opens and closes Start Menu on primary monitor. ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#40 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:12:23 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#40 DisplayFusion Are you on 9.1 still, or updated to 9.2 Beta 1? ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#39 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:51:49 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#39 DisplayFusion Unfortunately this appears to be happening again.

Win 10 v1703, no special Start Menu code, Start Menu in Tiles only mode.

Occasionally the Start Menu starts opening on the primary monitor only, and I think it takes a logoff to temporarily fix it.

I have two monitors, DF Taskbar on second monitor, click second monitor taskbar Start button, opens on primary monitor.

Enabling show app list in Start Menu seems to fix it so it must just be with Tiles only mode. Nope - spoke too soon. Opening and closing it on the primary monitor fixes it temporarily. Tile or App+Tile mode doesn't matter. ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#38 Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:58:21 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#38 DisplayFusion Glad to hear it, thanks for the kind words! ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#37 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 17:24:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#37 DisplayFusion Keith... thank you so much! It appears that DF 9.1 has repaired the issue with the Start menu opening on the correct monitor. Yay! Thank you again... your work and attention to detail and customer service is outstanding. ]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#36 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 19:50:00 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#36 DisplayFusion Ok, could you attach a full debug log?
  • 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
  • Send us the DisplayFusion.log and DebugInfo.html files (can be found by clicking the Open Log button on the Troubleshooting tab)
  • Disable debug logging after sending the log
]]> RE: Start Menu to open on monitor it was clicked on https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#35 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 01:48:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/start-menu-to-open-on-monitor-it-was-clicked-on/?ID=f6c1f4bd-006b-4dea-b284-d6a9f6599a92#35 DisplayFusion Unfortunately that didn't change any behavior... thanks for the heads up though! ]]>