Windows 10: Problem with my right side monitor moving apps to the primary monitor when alt tabbing out...

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  1. Problem with my right side monitor moving apps to the primary monitor when alt tabbing out...


    When I am playing a game full screen on my primary monitor4k, if I alt tab out of game, whatever is up on my 2nd monitor 1080p which is to the right of my primary, will switch to the primary screen. It is BEYOND annoying. It takes a couple of seconds for everything to resize correctly too. I need them to stay there not only for gaming but multiple other applications.


    - Auto-arrange Icons is off

    - My graphics drivers are up to date

    - NVIDIA GTX 970

    :)
     
    Dario Cimmino, Apr 3, 2021
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  2. Problem with my right side monitor moving apps to the primary monitor when alt tabbing out of a game

    no its not ticked, the problem isnt that icons are moving, its that say i have a website open on my right side screen, if i alt tab out of a game thats in fullscreen, it will move the website to the primary monitor and then when i alt tab back into game
    it will move whatever is displaying on my primary screen to my right hand side monitor, but if i go to display settings and tell the computer that the config of my monitor is on the left not the right it wont do that, it will only do it to what ever screen
    is located to the right of my primary one, if that makes sense
     
    NathanBrown9, Apr 3, 2021
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  3. Problem with my right side monitor moving apps to the primary monitor when alt tabbing out of a game

    As the heading says, when i am playing a game fullscreen on my middle primary monitor, if i alt tab out of game, whatever is up on my 3rd monitor which is to the right of my primary, will switch to the primary screen, i cant seem to find a solution to
    this problem other then to move the location of the screen in the display settings to be left of the primary screen and the screen on my left, which works to keep the the apps open on the right screen but isn't an ideal solution as requires me to move my mouse
    pointer left through my left screen to get to my right screen, is there a solution so the the right screen doesnt move the apps to the primary when alt tabbing out of fullscreen??
     
    NathanBrown9, Apr 3, 2021
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  4. Problem with my right side monitor moving apps to the primary monitor when alt tabbing out...

    alt-tab with "activate window by hovering" always moves mouse to centre of primary monitor

    I have hand mobility issues and have tried to reduce clicking actions by enabling "Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse" in
    Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Make the mouse easier to use

    This feature is working fine. However, when I press alt-tab to switch to a different window, the mouse cursor "snaps" to the centre of the dialogue containing the alt-tab window list and stays there. This happens whether I press alt-tab once, or press and
    hold alt-tab to cycle between multiple open windows.

    My understanding is that the correct behaviour is to snap the mouse to the centre of whichever window was focused
    after the alt-tab operation is complete. Instead, it's just staying in the middle of the primary monitor.

    I tried creating a new user account and the issue still happens under that account. I have not tried resetting my PC, in the hopes a less invasive solution might be available.

    I am running Windows 10 version 2004. It is a SurfaceBook 2 connected to two external monitors using Surface Dock. The alt-tab behaviour
    works as expected when only operating on the built-in display. How do I get this behaviour to work in the multi-monitor setup as well?
     
    DustyPhillips1, Apr 3, 2021
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