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ririn
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Hello! I've been using the software for a year or two through Steam.

My problem/suggestion is a little specific. A long time ago, I got DisplayFusion because it allowed me to play Genshin Impact on one screen with a controller, and browse with my other monitor with a mouse by using the prevent deactivation function on my dual screen setup. Despite clicking on the screen and doing other tasks, my controller responded just fine to the game which helped me a lot when I needed to search something while playing without having to alt tab back and forth.
Currently, however, I play Wuthering Waves (another game), but I can't do the same. I was wondering if there's a way to make it work? Clicking anywhere on a different monitor deactivates my controller inputs from the game despite using the prevent deactivation function. Is there any other setting in the software that allows me to trick windows into thinking I'm still using the game window so my controller also responds to it?

I know it's a very specific question, I don't know if it's possible to make it work or is there somewhere I could leave a suggestion? Thank you!
Nov 20, 2025  • #1
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Amaranth
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Responding to controller background inputs is a feature of an application itself, so I don't think DF can help out with that. I know it does something similar with an option to let mouse scroll works on unfocused window, but I don't think it monitors controller inputs to do that redirection.

A workaround would be a DF scripted function that "forces" the game window to always have focus. You could click a window on another monitor, it'd respond to your input and be focused for a split second, then the script would focus the game window back so you wouldn't need to alt-tab or manually click it back.

The downside is that you wouldn't be able to keep focus on anything else until you close the game, and it won't work if the game traps your mouse since it'd be dragged back to the window on focus. But maybe it'd work for your use case.
Nov 21, 2025  • #2
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Yeah there isn't too much we can do here. The "Prevent Window Deactivation" function is hit or miss for online games, usually anti-cheats will block our hooks and prevent it from working, there isn't a way around that unfortunately.

Sorry!
Nov 24, 2025  • #3
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