carolares
2 discussion posts
Hi there,
I've seen another old post on this discussion but didn't know if it's ok to resurrect that ancient thread. That's been said, I'm running windows 10 at the moment and this issue never occurred back when I was using win7 on this machine.
steps:
(dual monitor setup)
- move cursor on the monitor on the left
- hit windows key (everything's ok)
- move cursor on the monitor on the right
- hit windows key again (everything's ok)
- move the cursor on the previous monitor and hit windows key
notice: even though the cursor is on the monitor on the left, the start menu is opening on the monitor on the right and never switches back - start menu constantly opens on the monitor on the right now.
workaround to make the start menu to open back on the monitor on the left is to open the start menu WITH THE MOUSE CLICK on the monitor on the right, then when I switch back to the monitor on the left, hitting the windows key will open the start menu on the correct monitor.
I also attached the troubleshooting log to provide potentially useful information.
• Attachment [protected]: troubleshooting log.txt [159,818 bytes]
I can reproduce this if I repeatedly press the Win key, but if I wait a few seconds between your steps 4 and 5, it moves back correctly. Does it make any difference for you if you wait longer?
carolares
2 discussion posts
Hello again,
Yes, if I wait around ~5s it seems that the start menu will be opened on the correct monitor.
Ok, that's more or less expected. Because we can't hook the Start menu, we have to poll and wait for a timeout period before moving it back to the Primary monitor.
LupusRex
2 discussion posts
Is it possible to make the start menu open in a fixed designated monitor? i.e always open start menu in monitor 1 even though mouse position is on monitor 2?
Scott Brown
2 discussion posts
Where is this advanced option and has it been updated?
It's the advanced setting called "Taskbar: Windows Key Opens Secondary Start Menu" but note that it's currently broken in Windows 10. This was a really old setting from when we first added multi-monitor taskbars in the Windows 7 days. I'll post an update here when we've fixed it up for Windows 10.
Note that you can disable the Start menu from opening on the second monitor by right-clicking the DisplayFusion taskbar and navigating to Multi-Monitor Taskbar > Start Button > Disabled. But of course, that will also remove the ability to open the Start button with the mouse on the second monitor.
@phishingNetz: Can you clarify the issue you're running into?
Thanks!
Ok, thanks! That issue is still open on our list, if it's an easy fix we'll try and fit it in for 9.7.
In the meantime, if you don't want to use the Start menu at all, you can right-click in a blank spot on the DisplayFusion taskbar and choose Multi-Monitor Taskbar > Start Button > Disabled.
Thanks!
Chris Millensifer
1 discussion post
And here we are with DisplayFusion 9.9 Pro, 2 years later and I'm having the VERY same issue with the start menu ALWAYS appearing on the secondary monitor and NEVER on the primary monitor. I wish it would just appear on the primary only, always.
It should be noted that I see this behavior regardless of the Advanced Setting: Windows Key Opens Secondary Start Menu.
Jun 6, 2022 (modified Jun 6, 2022)
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NibblyPig
6 discussion posts
Hey, I have this issue too. Windows 10. If I click the start menu on either monitor, it opens correctly. However if I press the start menu key on my keyboard, it always opens the left monitor (which is set in windows as my primary monitor), however I would like it to open whichever monitor the mouse is on, or, if not possible, perhaps always open on the right (non primary) monitor.
Is this possible?
NibblyPig
6 discussion posts
Quote:
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!
I've figured out what it is, if I press the win key the start menu opens correctly, but I have a habit of opening things using the search, I will press the start menu key then immediately type for example, CONT... to open control panel
As soon as I start typing, it's the search window that appears on the left monitor, not the start menu.
If you still need the troubleshooting let me know because I will have to close a bunch of stuff I don't want to share online
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