System Tray Context Menu Behind System Tray Menu

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ScubaGuy

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When I right-click on an item in the System Tray menu, its context menu is shown behind the system tray menu. How do I fix this?

Jan 15, 2017 • #1

Is this happening on the Primary monitor, or one of the non-Primary monitors? Could you attach a copy of your troubleshooting info?

Open the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
Click the "Copy to Clipboard" button
Paste the text into a text file (please don't paste the text directly into your reply, the formatting gets garbled and makes it difficult to parse)
Reply with the file attached

Jan 16, 2017 • #2

ScubaGuy

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Here you are. Sorry for the delay.

• Attachment [protected]: DisplayFusion.txt [218,970 bytes]

Jan 21, 2017 • #3

ScubaGuy

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It is happening on all monitors. I have 3 monitors. The central monitor is my primary where the default taskbar lives.

When I click on the System Tray Menu - "Show Hidden Icons" button on any monitor, the hidden icons are displayed always on the centre monitor. Then when I right-click on any of the hidden icons, its context menu is shown behind the Hidden Icons display so I can't easily read it. Very annoying.

Jan 21, 2017 • #4

Thanks! It looks like this is due to the NVIDIA helper processes running, which interfere with DisplayFusion's monitor splitting feature. Could you try the following?

In the DisplayFusion Settings > Advanced Settings window, disable the "General: Don't Check nVidia Processes" option.
Restart DisplayFusion and it should prompt to disable the NVIDIA helper processes, choose yes.
Reboot your machine.

Hope that helps!

Jan 23, 2017 • #5

ScubaGuy

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Success, Brilliant, Wonderful, Amazing, Grateful, ...... add any suitable words to express my gratitude!!!

Jan 24, 2017 • #6

Haha, glad to hear it!

Jan 24, 2017 • #7

joeg

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Apologies for making this thread a zombie, but I've been having this same issue forever. After the recent update didn't automagically address it I figured I'd come looking for a fix. As it happens, I found that I already have "Don't Check nVidia Processes" changed from the default value to "won't prompt you to disable..." So that isn't my solution.
I've attached a copy of the troubleshooting info.

Sep 9, 2023 • #8

joeg

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Ok, I'm also having this issue: https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-taskbar-jumps-under-displayfusion-taskbars/?ID=91718dca-7452-4c17-95eb-285549bfae59
I found that the nvsmartmaxapp and nvsmartmaxapp64 processes were running. I killed them and it appears to have resolved both issues.

Have I misunderstood the expected DF setting? Is DF meant to kill those processes?

Sep 9, 2023 • #9