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Make Task Manager Open on Second Monitor By Default [duplicate]
Short Version: On multi-monitor setups, is there a way to make a single program (such as the task manager) open on the second monitor's screen by default, without making all programs open on the ...
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How do I set/force/enable specific (second) monitor to very low resolution in Windows 8.1?
I am using nVidia graphics card. I have two monitors - one normal, 1080p, and second, special display, connected to VGA, capable only of 400x300 pixels. However, since it's very OLD, it's missing any ...
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Stop apps from moving from secondary monitor to primary monitor when computer wakes app
I am using Windows 8.1 with two DVI monitors and everything worked fine. I replaced the primary monitor with a higher resolution one plus displayport. Now every time the computer wakes up, all the ...
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Change Dual Monitor Behavior
When you setup dual monitors, to move a windows to a different display (monitor), you move it sideways (right or left). Is it possible to change the behavior to move the window by moving vertically, i....
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Higher resolution laptop compared to second monitor
I have a Yoga 2 Pro (13.3") that has a resolution capacity of 3200x1800. I've been wondering about getting a budget 27" monitor. These, of course, come in 1920x1080.
I'm developing on it rather than ...
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Windows 8.1 Restoring Lost Windows+Right/Left,etc. Hotkeys
Does anyone know how to restore the lost hotkeys that were removed in Windows 8.1. Starting in Windows 7, there were some really handy hotkeys like Win+Right to dock the currently active window to ...
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How to make applications open on the correct monitor when using multiple monitors?
I'm using Windows 8.1, which has much better multiple monitor support than Windows 7 (sort of). However when I'm in a full-screen app on one monitor, and I go to the Start menu on the other and open a ...
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Make Taskbar open windows on current display
In Windows, the default behavior for opening a window is to position it in the place where it was last closed.
Is there a way to have them open on the display from which the launching taskbar resides?...
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Windows 8.1 doesn't remember window sizes/positions when I switch off my monitors
I have three monitors connected to my Windows 8.1 PC. One of them is connected by HDMI, one by DisplayPort and one by DVI (my GeForce GTX 780 has these three connectors). I distribute my windows over ...
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Is it possible to have the pinned shortcuts indicate that they are running?
I have a 3 monitor setup. I set the app icons to show on the taskbar of the display that it is on. This part works great.
I have pinned a number of apps. Let's take Outlook as an example. It is ...
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Recover OffScreen Window in Windows 8 [duplicate]
Someone asked a very similar question in regards to window recovery for windows xp: Similar Recovery
I'm using windows 8 (or 8.1 now). I run Dual Monitors. On Monitor 2 I sometimes have the input ...
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