Windows 10: Taskbar, DO NOT DISPLAY on Main Display

Discus and support Taskbar, DO NOT DISPLAY on Main Display in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hello. With Win8 and Win10, there seems to be better support for multiple monitors. However, I've been having difficulty with one thing in particular:... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Tesagk, Nov 6, 2016.

  1. Tesagk Win User

    Taskbar, DO NOT DISPLAY on Main Display


    Hello. With Win8 and Win10, there seems to be better support for multiple monitors. However, I've been having difficulty with one thing in particular: getting the main taskbar to display on a non-primary monitor. In fact, ideally, I'd rather just not have the taskbar on the main display at all. I don't like auto-hiding my taskbar, and it creates issues with windowed programs on my main display.

    Is there a way for me to force Windows to put the taskbar on my secondary monitor?

    :)
     
    Tesagk, Nov 6, 2016
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  2. JC PDX Win User

    Taskbar Disappears on main screen when using multiple monitors

    I'm using Windows 10 on my laptop, and I dock my laptop so I can use two additional monitors. I have the taskbar set to hide. The taskbar appears on all three monitors upon initial startup. After some time (which I cannot pinpoint), the taskbar on the
    laptop screen disappears and never comes back. The taskbar continues to work normally on the two external monitors. The taskbar returns to the laptopn screen if I restart my laptop, althought his is a real inconvenience. Any suggestions?
     
    JC PDX, Nov 6, 2016
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  3. Bakanisan Win User
    Opening programs on second monitor, not main monitor

    I know this question was asked. But it was years ago and a lot have changed.

    The question was answered in
    this post
    . But it doesn't have all the answer I need.

    I want my programs to be opened in the monitor which the taskbar contains them resides on.

    Sorry for my english but here's an example:

    -I open chrome in monitor 2's taskbar, it stays there. But when I close it and re-open chrome in monitor 1's taskbar, I want it to be in monitor 1, not monitor 2.
     
    Bakanisan, Nov 6, 2016
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  4. Kari Win User

    Taskbar, DO NOT DISPLAY on Main Display

    In Settings > Personalisation > Multiple displays, turn Show taskbar on all displays OFF:

    Taskbar, DO NOT DISPLAY on Main Display [​IMG]


    Right click Taskbar, unlock it:

    Taskbar, DO NOT DISPLAY on Main Display [​IMG]


    Bring pointer over an empty spot in Taskbar, press and hold down left mouse button, drag Taskbar to secondary display. Release mouse button, lock Taskbar.

    Now you have taskbar only on secondary display. Very practical for instance if you are a gamer playing games on primary display full screen, moving Taskbar to secondary display keeps taskbar always visible and usable.
     
    Kari, Nov 6, 2016
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  5. Tesagk Win User
    Wow, that's stupidly easy. I forgot that you can drag the taskbar around. Thank you.
     
    Tesagk, Nov 6, 2016
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  6. Kari Win User
    You are welcome *Smile
     
    Kari, Apr 4, 2018
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