Duplicate/Extend Screen

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Duplicate/Extend Screen

Claire1 0

When I extend my screen it forces all open windows to my monitor (Which is my 2nd screen, not main screen) and I want it to force all open windows to my laptop (my 1st screen, my main screen)

This way I just drag what I want to share onto my monitor which is easier to work with and I don't run risk of sharing things I don't want to.

I know there is the "remember window location" toggle but that doesn't work for me as I share different things each time.

I can't understand why open windows are forced to the monitor/2nd screen over the 1st/main one... that seems as if something was set up wrong!!

Am I doing something wrong?

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Anonymous

Hi Claire,

Thanks for your post. If you want to launch a program on a specific monitor, please firstly make that monitor your primary display by following these steps:

Go to Windows settings by pressing Win + I.
Click on System.
From there, select Display.
In the “Multiple Display” section, select your desired monitor.
After selecting your monitor, check the box “Make this my main display,” and you are done.

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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Claire1 0 Reputation points

2024-09-05T08:39:43.8533333+00:00

As per my post my laptop is my 1st screen, my main screen. But when I go extend it forces all open windows to my monitor (Which is my 2nd screen, not main screen)

I can't understand why open windows are forced to the monitor/2nd screen over the 1st/main one.
Anonymous

2024-09-09T03:04:46.3333333+00:00
Hi Claire,

Thanks for your post. Please try the following ways to force the programs in the preferred screens.

Method 1:

Right-click on the desktop and access "Display settings", in the Video tab, click "Advanced screen settings", on this screen you can configure the monitors the way you want.

Method 2:

To change which monitor an app should open by default, do the following:

Ensure all instances of the app are closed. (this step might not be required, but I've noticed that without it it sometimes refuses to work)

Open your program.

Move it to the monitor on which you would like it to open by default.

Hit the Windows key + Shift + Enter.

Close the application, and open it again - it should now open on the correct monitor
Claire1 0 Reputation points

2024-09-09T15:32:14.5533333+00:00

Thanks for your persisting with your help

Regarding Method 1: In "Display settings" I don't have a "Video tab". See options below

Regarding Method 2: Assume I need to be in extend mode to do this? But it hasn't worked! ;-(
Anonymous

2024-09-11T02:24:36.1566667+00:00
Hi Clarie,

Sorry for the misunderstanding. The setting should be in Setting->System->Display->Related settings (Advanced display), you can customize the screens settings to fit the windows. As a conclusion, the window opens by default depends on the screen size better fit. It differs from each application. For better workaround, please try to follow these steps:

Open the application you want to default.

Re-size the window so that it is not maximized or minimized.

Move the window to the monitor you want it to open on by default.

Close the application. Do not re-size prior to closing.

Open the application. It should open on the monitor you just moved it to and closed it on.

Maximize the window.

These are extracted from

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start-winpc/default-display-for-applications-under-win10-and/850fcd2c-e295-4a16-9053-69f1eec8b592

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Claire1 0

Thanks for you comment. That seemed to be working, BUT on a re-start it has reverted to moving everything to my monitor again ;-(

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