Windows 10: Start Menu - Open on Main or Last Display in Windows 10

How to: Start Menu - Open on Main or Last Display in Windows 10

How to Open Start Menu on Main or Last Display when pressing Windows key in Windows 10


Information If you have more than one display connected to your PC, then you can set your Start menu to open on the display it was last opened on or always open on the main display when pressing the Windows *Start logo key.

This tutorial will show you how to show your Start menu on the display it was last opened on or always open on the main display when pressing the Windows key in your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Set where Start menu Opens when pressing Windows key in Taskbar and Start Menu Properties
• Option Two: Set where Start menu Opens when pressing Windows key using a REG file

OPTION ONE [/i] Set where Start menu Opens when pressing Windows key in Taskbar and Start Menu Properties
1. Do step 2 or step 3 below for how you would like to open Taskbar and Start Menu Properties.

2. Open the step 4 below.

3. Right click or press and hold on the taskbar, click/tap on Properties, and go to step 4 below. (see screenshot below)



4. Do step 5 or step 6 below for what you would like to do.


5. To Always Open your Start menu on Main Display when pressing Windows Key
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Navigation tab, uncheck the Show Start on the display I'm using when I press the Windows logo key box, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

6. To Open your Start menu on Last Display Opened on when pressing Windows Key
A) Click/tap on the Navigation tab, check the Show Start on the display I'm using when I press the Windows logo key box, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)









OPTION TWO [/i] Set where Start menu Opens when pressing Windows key using a REG file


Note The .reg files below are to change the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage

MonitorOverride DWORD

0 = Show Start menu on last display when pressing Windows key
1 = Always show Start menu on main display when pressing Windows key


1. Do step 2 or step 3 below for what you would like to do.


2. To Open your Start menu on Last Display Opened on when pressing Windows Key
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Show_Start_on_Last_Display.reg

Download

3. To Always Open your Start menu on Main Display when pressing Windows Key
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Always_Show_Start_on_Main_Display.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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