Hi there,

I just got an awesome new Samsung CHG90 ultra widescreen monitor. I've used DisplayFusion to create three virtual monitors, and everything seems to be working well. One setting that I'd like to adjust if there's a way to: I don't want any windows to ever span more than the virtual monitor they're on. If I click the maximize button, I only want them to maximize to that particular virtual monitor.

Where this is a specific issue is with VMware Workstation. I want to select View --> Full Screen to take it into fullscreen mode and get rid of all the menus. However, when I do this, it spans the whole physical monitor -- not the virtual monitor as I'd like it to do. I can't just maximize the window to the virtual monitor -- as it leaves all the menus. Is there any way to configure this?

Thanks,
JS

This is exactly what I'm looking for and for the exact same reason. This exact feature works in Virtual Display Manger 3.3.2.43055. Unfortunately I would prefer to use DisplayFusion for it's other features. However, without this one very specific feature I cannot.

Please don't say there's no way for you to do it because it is currently being done by your competitor. When you get this implemented I will purchase DisplayFusion, but not before.

My biggest need is for this to work with VMware Workstation Pro, my current version is 12.5.9 build-7535481.

VDM works with it but DisplayFusion does not.

I will be a happy camper if you can get this working. It's a pain using VMware Workstation without the full screen mode.

I realize now that this feature request has been open for many years. In researching a solution for my new monitor, I mistakenly thought DisplayFusion could do this already. If I had known DisplayFusion didn't support confining full screen video to a Split, I wouldn't have purchased the program. That would really be the killer feature. If you could please keep this feature request under consideration, I would appreciate it, thanks.

Still waiting for this to work with VMWare Workstation. Competitor products can do it, not sure why we can't get it in DisplayFusion. It's the one feature I really wish I had.

Hi Keith,

My solution right now is that I'm using both DisplayFusion and VDM together. The only reason I have VDM also is for the full-screen VMWare. It sees the split as a full-screen. I have my ultrawidescreen split into three virtuals, and both DF and VDM are configured with three virtuals. VDM allows for the VMware full screen, and DF gives me the other features I need, such as multiple taskbars on the virtuals. It seems to be working fine, although I'm not sure how they might be stepping on each other.

Any progress or ETA for this feature? I've recently switched to a 49" curved and am in need of this exact feature.

Thanks!

@Keith
Hi, Keith I also need the full screen on split.
As I see the feature request was requested years ago... but no progress.
I have attached 2 images, so you can figure out how it looks by using VDM...
But I like DF and want to buy your product, not VDM
Can you install VDM and try to press F11 inside of Chome?
So you will see how it works and I hope will do the same thing for DF
Really... REALLY requested feature!

@Keith: will buy DF immediately after this feature will be added! Thank you!

Just FYI, I've stopped using VDM and DF together. I think they may have been stepping on each other -- I was seeing some strange behavior. I basically just gave up on full-screen splits. I made this DF request years ago, so it doesn't seem like it's going to happen.

Thanks, for info. If DF will not implement this feature - will buy VDM, but I like DF and hope for a solution

Any Updates on this? Its been requested for 8 years now from prior feeds.

I've seen threads about this topic here since 2014. I'd love to buy this, but only for one reason and that's fullscreen with splits.

It doesn't seem like there's any intention of adding this -- it's been requested multiple times for years now. As a Pro (paying) customer, it would be nice if feature requests would actually be acted on at some point. We know it's possible because VDM can do it.

Agreed - Massive issue and Display Fusion needs to do a better job of supporting its paying customers.

Hi I would like to know if there has been an update regarding this. I currently own Display Fusion and would like to create splits so that F11 (fullscreen) works with Opera GX and Ableton Live 12.
Currently, maximizing works fine inside of splits, but the fullscreen F11 functionality still ignores splits.

Hi there,

I just wanted to add my voice in support of this feature request. It’s very important to me! I often watch YouTube videos and play games, and I prefer not to have them take up the entire screen.

Thank you!

Could I please add myself to the list of people interested in this feature being added. I have two ultrawide monitors, side by side. I split them in various ways using DF and it's invaluable for doing so. However, VMWare is a problem, as is VLC in full screen, and stuff like Youtube. Mostly I don't want a 3440x1440 video, especially when I'm used to most apps maximising to my monitor profile splits. It can be quite disorientating for a moment or so

I buyed Display Fusion for this feature, and now I see that it doesent support. This is a fraud because you have free programs doing the same thing. And when I see that this has been draging for 10 years, it is shameful!

GAh, I spent $5k having a 55" commercial grade touch screen flush mounted and now I find out that display fusion woin't let you split a monitor into several monitors. WTF is the point of this? It's not any better than fancy zones.

I have confirmed that this is a limitation with the windows display manager that can not be remedied by third party utilities and must be updated by Microsoft.
The ckosest thing I have found to a workaround is using the utilities from ishadow.com. A combination of virtual display manager and VDM SAndbox seems to enable the use case some are asking for. Again however there is a limitation of only one virtual display in the windows display manager system.

Another option would be to utilize Virtual Machines to run instances of separate OS installations and then having those VMs borderless window. There are a few ways of doing this, but editing the window viewable UI assets with autihotkey is my preferred method as it is easily made a toggle those less automatated than you may want after say a reboot as would have to initialize all of the VMs again, toggle each window border/titlebars, and perhaps lock movement of certain windows using other utilities.

For everyone looking at just having a borderless floating Youtube video window you can utilize Youtube Enhancer extension in Chrome to enable popout PIP window. Instead, however, I would recommend switching to Opera or more specifically Opera GX and the popout function for video playback is by far the best without any extension needed in the Opera GX browser. You can also pin it to make sure it stays on top of any window you may open afterward.

Hope this helps some people!

To clarify the ishadow.com VDM solution will allow you to maximize full screen ONE (1) display and depending on your setup it is possible to also enable ONE (1) full screen Virtual display inside of a split regardless of the number of splits you create. So best case scenario is that 2 splits will be ablet run true full screen apps.

This is however very dependent on the program. Scenarios which will not work is using one program to have two full screen windows. For instance... You couldnot have two Chrome F11 full screen windows as when you try to enable the second one the first one will revert to non full screen. However you may be able to utilize two different browser engines in order to accomplish this like say Chrome/Opera/Brave and Firefox/Waterfox.

The same is the case for applications that have multiple windows.

YMMV for sure with this and deoending on your etup this might not even work as stated above. in which case I recommend simply utilizing maximized window state and hiding the windows UI elements with autohotkey. Unless you have very unique programs with their own very custom UI this is probably the solution for most people looking to accomplish "full screen" segmented splits.