Windows – Make Taskbar open windows on current display

multiple-monitorsuser interfacewindowswindows 8.1

In Windows, the default behavior for opening a window is to position it in the place where it was last closed.

Is there a way to have them open on the display from which the launching taskbar resides?

For example, in a two monitor setup, if I had closed Explorer on monitor two and then using the Taskbar on monitor one, could I have Explorer launch on monitor one?

Best Answer

It seems that DisplayFusion has a similar function. Technically, it doesn't care the "taskbar" as it follows your mouse cursor, but the result will be almost the same.

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Just wanted to let you know that you can now do this in DisplayFusion 4.1 Beta 13.

Doing the following will force all new windows to open on the screen that the mouse cursor is on:

  • Create a new Window Location rule
  • Set the application to: * . *
  • Select the "Use Current Monitor" option
  • Click OK

But, I personally use WIN+SHIFT+LEFT or RIGHT. Although it's not intelligent to follow my cursor or taskbar, it is still useful for me because it's the quickest way to move an application window over multi-monitors. This keyboard shorcut works without any 3rd party application.

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