Make programs open in monitor previously closed on

andrewsmd87

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Is there a way to make Windows 8 remember what screen you closed a program on and open it in that window? Right now, I have most of the stuff I open pinned to the task bar. How it opens now is what ever monitor I click on the program in, it opens it in that monitor. I understand the logic on that, but I was wondering if there was a way to make programs always open on a specific monitor. I.e. I always have outlook on my monitor clear to the left, visual studio in the middle, and my browser on the right. Is there a way to force those programs to always open on that monitor, regardless of which task bar I click on?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8
Are we talking about only one monitor or are you using more than one monitor? I don't know of any way natively with 8 to do this with just one monitor. I know there are 3rd party apps like Multimon and Disply Fusion that you can force what app opens on what monitor but you have to have more than one monitor.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X 4 965 BE
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
    Memory
    G-Skill 8 GB PC 8500
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD XFX HD Radeon 6790D
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2l Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
    Screen Resolution
    1600 X 900
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    Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
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    Thermaltake OverSeer RX 1 fulltower
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    Cooler Master Hyper212 120mm
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    Logitech G510
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder 3.5
Sorry, yes, I have 3 monitors. If I have to install some third party thing to make it work, then I'll just get myself trained to click on the right icon, on the right monitor. I just wanted to save some mouse movement if I could, always about the efficiency!
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8
Don't take this as it will always work this way, but what I do is open the app and then place it on one of my three monitors then close. Then when I reopen the app it appears on the monitor I set it up on. Now that works with about 90% of my desktop apps. In fact the only two that give me problem is iTunes and Firefox, and that is all the time. . .:D
 

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  • OS
    Win 8, (VM win7, XP, Vista)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion p1423w
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3330 Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    Foxconn - 2ADA Ivy Brige
    Memory
    16 GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    HD Realteck (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Mitsubishi LED TV/Montior HD, Dell 23 HD, Hanspree 25" HD
    Screen Resolution
    Mit. 1980-1080, Dell 2048-115, Hanspree 1920-10802
    Hard Drives
    1 SanDisk 240Gig SSD, 2 Samsung 512Gig SSDs
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    Tower
    Cooling
    Original (Fans)
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    Microsoft Keyboard 2000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    1.3 (350 to 1024 if lucky)
    Browser
    Firefox 19.1
    Antivirus
    MSE-Defender
Figured out my problem. I had to go to the properties of the task bar and set show taskbar buttons on to taskbar where window is open. Now, my pinned programs only show on the main taskbar and when I open them, they show up on the proper screen
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
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