Windows 10: Windows 10 when wake-up, windows on monitor 2 all move to monitor 1

Discus and support Windows 10 when wake-up, windows on monitor 2 all move to monitor 1 in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; There have been many complaints on this forum about the problem of open windows moving upon waking the computer from monitor 2 to monitor 1. I have... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by morens1345, May 15, 2020.

  1. Windows 10 when wake-up, windows on monitor 2 all move to monitor 1


    There have been many complaints on this forum about the problem of open windows moving upon waking the computer from monitor 2 to monitor 1. I have the latest updates for Windows 10 and the latest OEM video drivers. In the early days of Windows 10, it didn't do this. Is there going to be a fix or do we have to wait until Windows 10 is superseded by the next issue of Windows?

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    morens1345, May 15, 2020
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  2. pizza.dan Win User

    Change monitor 2 to monitor 1 and make it stay.

    I did as you suggested, but the problem was not resolved. Windows detects the monitors just fine, but I need to switch monitor 2 to be numbered monitor 1. The main diplay has not effect, as once monitor 1 is turned on monitor two looses display.
     
    pizza.dan, May 15, 2020
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  3. 1Kurgan1 Win User
    W10 Moving Windows to Monitor 1 After Waking.

    I run a two monitor setup, got a 1920x1080 main screen and had a 4:3 1280x1024 second monitor for a long time. But finally upgraded my second monitor last week to a 24" 1920x1080 Samsung LED. Scored it for $30, and super happy with it except one thing.

    I use my main monitor for gaming. The second monitor holds my Steam Friends List and Steam Chat Windows. As well as Twitch App or Discord. The problem I'm having is since changing the monitor, when I wake the computer back up it moves all windows back to my main monitor. I don't ever let me HDDs sleep, just my screens turn off after a bit. Before the monitor swap it worked fine, nothing moved. After that just the windows move. I didn't change anything else, and icons still stay on screen 2.

    But it's frustrating moving those windows back to monitor two every single time I wake the screens. I tried updating video drivers, but it doesn't fix it.

    It works fine and remembers when not sleeping. I can move them over, then close the windows and fire them back up and they start on screen two. But once the monitors turn off, back to square one. Any ideas here?

    Well, it seems to be some issue with how Display Port works. My 4:3 was running off my DP with a VGA converter. I figured the 1080p would be no different, was using a DP to HDMI adapter. But I guess DP turns off the signal and doesn't know what to do with the windows or something and moves them over the the HDMI monitor (since they must handle sleep differently). Using a DVI to HDMI adapter instead fixed it.
     
    1Kurgan1, May 15, 2020
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  4. AnnKing70 Win User

    Windows 10 when wake-up, windows on monitor 2 all move to monitor 1

    Monitor-1 in dual display would not wake up from sleep.

    Have been using dual display (Dual Smart Solution) for more than two years on Windows 10. Starting around 10 days ago, my major monitor (Monitor-1) would not wake up from sleep. It just blinks when I push the on button. When I unplug Monitor-1, Monitor-2
    would wake up and once I sign in there, Monitor-1 would wake up as I plug it in again. But now that does not even work so I can only work with Monitor-2. Please help, thanks.
     
    AnnKing70, May 15, 2020
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