Windows 8.1 Dual Monitor issues/questions

Airhoodz

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So I have a few issues with my Dual Monitors with Windows 8.1.

Drivers are all up to date, it's two ASUS Monitors, and I have some odd quirks I want to fix.

1) When I press the Start button to get to the Live Tiles, If I do it on one monitor, and then try to do it on the other, it switched the start screen with the tiles to the other monitor. I want to be able to have the start screen and live tiles open on both screens. It was working fine, and then it stopped all of a sudden.

2) Is there any way I can make certain programs load to certain screens? As I stated with the above issue. If I have IE on the right screen, and then open start screen on the left screen, and then try to open start screen on the right screen, it moves IE to the left and puts the left back to my desktop.

3) I know I could search for it, but I figured I'd ask for a simple response while I'm typing this, how can I set it up so that both of my desktops have different backgrounds?

4) When I put my cursor into the top right side of either my left or right monitor, the charms show up, and the same if I put my cursor in the top left on either monitor it shows what apps are running, is there any way to make it so the charms only show on the right monitor and the apps only show on the left? So I can go either all the way to the left or all the way to the right, I find sometimes I accidentally hit the charms when trying to go to my right monitor and it won't let me, it's annoying
 

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No.1 The Start Menu itself will only display on one screenr at a time. I've never seen it simultaneously display on more than one screenr, ever. In Windows 8.1 you can open and run Metro Apps on more than one screen at a time so you could have a Metro App open on one screen and open the Metro Start Screen on another. However you can't do that in Windows 8.0, its one monitor only at any one time. To actually get the Start Menu to span across multiple displays you would have to be running an Eyefinity type setup where windows thinks its just one big screen.

EDIT: For clarification. Answer No.1 assumes the monitors are in extend mode. If you put them in Duplicate the Start Menu would display on both but it would not be two separate instances and not very useful.

No.2 Desktop programs will remember what monitor they were last used on and what window size they were closed at. Metro Apps won't. They open full screen on the monitor you launch them on. I really hope they fix that.

No.3 No not that I am aware off. The hot corners work on each monitor. To get what you want you'd need an Eyefinity type setup.
 
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@alphanumeric cool, maybe it was a bug from first installing, I tried at work and opening start on both didn't work. Must have been a bug. Thanks for the info, working as intended I guess
 

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I've never seen or herd of anybody being able to launch two instances of the Start Menu simultaneously. If your monitors were in duplicate instead of extend it will show on both. Everything you do on one monitor will just mirror to the other, including your mouse cursor. That would be my guess.
 

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    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
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    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
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    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
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    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
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    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
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    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
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    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
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    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
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    Thermaltake TR 620
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    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
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just new at using 2 monitors , set at extend these displays
#2- this dose not happen to me ,I can only have the start open on one monitor, but it does not move IE from the right monitor when I try to open start on the right monitor ,it just leaves ie there too and I can switch back and forth from start to IE in the top left of the right monitor .I cant have the start at half screen it seems
image is with desktop and 3 apps open at once
 

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    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
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Yeah, you can't snap or resize the Start menu, its full screen only. You can move it from screen to screen without any other open windows or apps moving. They may minimize but they stay on the screen they were launched on. Unless you manually move them that is. The size of the monitor determines how many Apps can be snapped side by side. I can snap 2 on my 1280x1024 monitors and 3 on my 1920x1080 monitor.
 

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    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
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    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
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    Internet Explorer 11
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    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Yeah, you can't snap or resize the Start menu, its full screen only. You can move it from screen to screen without any other open windows or apps moving. They may minimize but they stay on the screen they were launched on. Unless you manually move them that is. The size of the monitor determines how many Apps can be snapped side by side. I can snap 2 on my 1280x1024 monitors and 3 on my 1920x1080 monitor.

thanks good to know ,
off topic-how about the snow storm last night, still cant get out to work ,our road not plowed yet
 

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    4gig ddr3
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    Radon hd5000 Series
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    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
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I just finished blowing the snow out of the driveway, still don't know if I can get the car out, lots of snow under it. It took me hours even with the snow blower. There is some I will have to shovel, my deck and front steps etc. I'm not looking forward to that as I have a bad back. The snow blower doesn't like that slushy icy stuff much. My street was plowed but its a step hill so its always a challenge getting in and out of the driveway.
 

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    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
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    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
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    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
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    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
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    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
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    Stock heatsink fan
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    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
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I just finished blowing the snow out of the driveway, still don't know if I can get the car out, lots of snow under it. It took me hours even with the snow blower. There is some I will have to shovel, my deck and front steps etc. I'm not looking forward to that as I have a bad back. The snow blower doesn't like that slushy icy stuff much. My street was plowed but its a step hill so its always a challenge getting in and out of the driveway.

radio just said 32cm since midnight last night ,after snowing most of the day yesterday ,the big plow went through here last night and had a hard time ,I live on dirt country road so when its like this we get plowed last .maybe the next day sometimes
 

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    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
    Motherboard
    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radon hd5000 Series
    Sound Card
    onboard realtek hd
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    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
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    1680x1050
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I'm parked out on the street right now. As soon as I finish this coffee I'm going out and try to clean up my driveway before I put the car back in. I have to try and clean up my front walk too. The snow blower was just getting stuck and spinning its wheels on the icy stuff on the bottom. lol I guess I'll have to get some chains for it.
 

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    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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    PC/Desktop
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    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
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    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
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    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
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    Internet Explorer 11
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    Windows Defender
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    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
I'm parked out on the street right now. As soon as I finish this coffee I'm going out and try to clean up my driveway before I put the car back in. I have to try and clean up my front walk too. The snow blower was just getting stuck and spinning its wheels on the icy stuff on the bottom. lol I guess I'll have to get some chains for it.
never did get the car out today, dirt road not plowed yet ,main road thorough Georges River just plowed 2hrs ago ,oh well I needed the 2 days of work ,
 

My Computer

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    win8.1.1 enterprise
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    PC/Desktop
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    Hinze57
    CPU
    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
    Motherboard
    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radon hd5000 Series
    Sound Card
    onboard realtek hd
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128gig ssd Kingston
    80gig WD 10000 rpm spinner
    Case
    micro
    Keyboard
    microsoft curve 200
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    Logitech wireless M215
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    high speed 20
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    ie 11
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    windows defender
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    updated enterprise apr 2/14
I just locked the snow blower away in the shed. I'm beat right now. Me and Captain Morgan are going to sit back and relax a bit now though. ;)
I'm retired now so I do things when I get around toit. :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
they just plowed my road ,dept of highways just laid off plow drivers Friday past .
 

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  • OS
    win8.1.1 enterprise
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hinze57
    CPU
    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
    Motherboard
    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radon hd5000 Series
    Sound Card
    onboard realtek hd
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128gig ssd Kingston
    80gig WD 10000 rpm spinner
    Case
    micro
    Keyboard
    microsoft curve 200
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M215
    Internet Speed
    high speed 20
    Browser
    ie 11
    Antivirus
    windows defender
    Other Info
    updated enterprise apr 2/14
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