Windows 10: Help Please! Triple-Monitor Setup - windows & icons on second screen won't stay where I...

Detailed Problem Description:

I have 3 monitors connected to my PC. Two are normal monitors on my desk, and the third is my TV which is about 6 feet away from my desk. I'll refer to the two monitors on my desk as 1 and 3, and my TV as 2.

Monitor 1 (desk-primary), and Monitor 2 (tv) are set to mirror. Both are running at 1920x1080. Display/Interface scaling is set to 100% in Windows for all monitors.

Here's a rough diagram to help with orientation: https://i.imgur.com/Hqx935Y.png

When i'm launching full-screen applications on my primary screen (Monitors 1 & 2), the contents of Monitor 3 (desk-secondary) will jump around for a moment, and the orientation of the windows will be askew. If I tab out of the full-screen application the window positions on Monitor 3 will usually reset to where I want them (or close to where I want them).

This always happens when launching an application or a game in Full-Screen mode. Some games even seem to trigger Windows to increase UI scaling when the game is running in full screen mode, and when the UI scale is changed at the same time as the application launching in full screen, it makes the contents of Monitor 3 become even more disorganized.

• Monitor 1 (desk-primary) is connected to the PC via an HDMI cable connected to an HDMI-to-Display Port adapter.

• Monitor 2 (tv-primary) is connected to the PC via an HDMI cable.

• Monitor 3 (desk-secondary) is connected to the PC with a DVI cable connected to a DVI-to-Display Port adapter.

• The PC has an EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 - here's an image of the ports: https://i.imgur.com/HcChsdE.jpg
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I have swapped the cables/connection types between Monitor 1 and Monitor 2 without any change. Monitor 3 only has DVI connection available (it's older).

I've been dealing with this for a long time, and occasionally reach out to the internet to see if anyone has experienced similar problems or found solutions. The problem has been present since moving to Win10, and I have experienced the same treatment on two different PCs running win10 with the same monitor configurations. Previous PCs running win 7 and 8.x did not present the same problems.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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