I'd like to have a user-specific monitor configuration profile that loads when that user logs in. I have noticed that each user can create and name their own profile, but that when a user logs in the profile that appears is the last one that was used by the previous user.

Where does DisplayFusion store the Monitor Configuration and Monitor Profile files? I haven't found them in the installation directory nor in the user's AppData directory. Just want to back them up, just in case.

Keith,
Is it possible to use profiles to switch between a GTX and a quadro?
Id like to game, then do AutoCAD without swapping hardware =/
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Windows 10, Anniversary update. I have a Disable monitor profile for playing games (No point having 2 monitors active while playing, distracting). I find when I disable the second monitor via profile, and then re-enable it. It becomes the primary and everything moves over to it. It is correctable, but rather annoying. Let me know what info would be helpful, and if you want a discrete issue post.

-Paul D.

Hello Kieth,

I have found this to be, through troubleshooting, a Windows 10ism. What I discovered, and then remembered, is that my "Secondary Monitor", was really "Monitor 1" and the monitor I use as my primary was internally "Monitor 2". Windows 7 and Display Fusion worked just fine with this. However, Windows 10 seems to really want "Monitor 1" as the primary, no matter how you configure things. I have not done the due diligence of following up on the Microsoft Forums for this to see if anyone else has seen this.

I've attached the short version of my configuration, but also did the support request as you suggested.

Many thanks,
-Paul D.

Does the Monitor Profile also work with window layout? Can you save window layouts per monitor profile?

That is huge for me. Please add that feature

Is it possible to automatically switch between monitor profiles based on location or connected WiFi? Typically, the SSID you connect to at Work will be different to the one you connect to at home. Since I use a laptop and leave it on 24/7 (occasionally let it sleep or hibernate), I won't be able to automatically load my profiles at startup or user logon. I've configured keyboard shortcuts to switch between profiles, but it's all about automation in today's world.

Furthermore, is it possible to override the native Windows display order settings? For example, I have a laptop and 2 monitors configured like so:

Laptop | Monitor1 | Monitor2

In Windows display settings, the order in which they would be identified are as follows:

1 | 3 | 2

Monitor1 is the middle monitor and is set as my main display. I want it to be setup like so:

3 | 1 | 2

The reason is because I use DisplayFusion to move Windows between monitors. I've configured it like so:
- Move Window to "Previous" monitor = ALT + Left
- Move Window to "Next" monitor = ALT + Right

As you can see, this wouldn't work well in the 1 | 3 | 2 configuration. Moving a Window from 3 to 1 would be a ALT + Right combination, which is confusing as you'd expect to use ALT + Left. Obviously, the easy solution here is to switch the key bindings around and I've tried that already. It works fine while I'm at home with 2 monitors, but the same problem occurs when I'm at work with 4 monitors. The more monitors you add, the messed up the monitor ordering is in native Windows display. I've tried changing the cables between the monitors to re-organize the ordering, but I cannot order them the way I want.

Hi Keith,

Thanks for your reply. The IDs do match against the Windows display settings. However, the screen moves right or left depending on the ID.

E.g. at work, my screen is ordered like this:

2 | 4 | 3
1

Move Window to "Next" monitor will essentially move my window from monitor 1, to 2, then 3 and 4. As you can see, this is confusing when you look at the monitors directly, as you'd expect them to move smoothly from one screen to the next.

Is there a way when making a secondary profile, to disable the primary (1) monitor? Every time I try to do this, I get no error, but it always stays enabled.

I've got 4 displays, 3 of which I typically use at the same time in one room, the 4th is a TV in the other room, that I like to game on sometimes. I need this display disabled most of the time, but in order for games to function properly (different resolutions and refresh rates on the various displays), I need to be able to disable all the other monitors, and enable the TV exclusively, which makes it the primary.

I can make this work even with the primary display enabled, by using a hot key to switch to the second profile (which has Display 1 (monitor) and 2 (TV) enabled with the other two auxiliary displays disabled, then using Win+P and telling that to use the secondary display only, then of course, I have to repeat all these steps to get back to my primary configuration. It's very in-elegant. In fact, this is my primary reason for trying DisplayFusion. Without this software, it's even worse, since no matter how many displays you have, Win+P will only list the primary and secondary as an option, and forces me to have the TV "enabled" which extends the desktop there, and causes me to lose windows there occasionally.

Anyway, if I'm missing something, please let me know, if not, assuming there's not a technical limitation, please consider adding this feature.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Edit: NM, I figured it out. For anybody wondering, you can't disable the "Primary" monitor in a profile, until you make another monitor the primary, and you can't make a monitor the primary, until it's actively enabled. In my case I was coming from a profile that had the 4th display disabled, was re-enabling it in a new profile config, and trying to disable all the others, but until I actually "applied" the setting with that display enabled, I couldn't make it the primary, and couldn't disable the previous "primary".

Not sure if this is as intended or not, but I wanted to relay my solution here in case someone else has the same issue.

Thanks!

Does anyone know why DisplayFusion 9.3 keeps adding asterisk sign * to profile name upon saving?

Hi Guys, is there a profile picker function button that has a drop down list (versus next in alpha list)? If I have a lot of profiles, I might have to cycle through too many different configurations where some monitors might be upsidedown (when switched from landscape to portrait). Thanks!

Brilliant, thanks! A tresure trove

My setup vertical 27" - ultra wide 34 - vertical 27"
Profile 1 Benq projector disabled

Profile 2 Benq projector on and main - all others disabled

The problem arises after i get done playing a game i switch profiles back to profile 1 no problem, but when i turn the projector off my monitors go blank and wont switch back with the hot keys, as soon as i turn the projector on the monitors come up as the display with nothing on the projector . I have to shut down the pc unplug the projector then reboot to stop this.

I've got a similar problem: I've got two monitors attached for work and three more for gaming to my RTX2080. As long as I don't reboot the computer I can switch between my profiles. After a reboot Display Fusion still displays a message when switching to another profile but the currently active display remain active and nothing happens.

Just trying to make sure I understand what Monitor Profiles does.
Will this switch everything that's on the main (center) monitor with a side one, or will this simply change the logical layout of physical monitors from "Left, Center, Right" to "Center, Left, Right"? If that makes any sense....

Aha. It does. I don't suppose anyone knows of a way to swap the contents of two monitors quickly and easily, do they? I'm a Streamer, but I don't wanna go moving my keyboard and mouse around to turn from a Main monitor to a Gaming monitor, but I also don't want to risk stuff like names of my Steam Friends being broadcast by accident.
I was hoping Monitor Profiles could do this. Swap the center monitor with the left one, which would be empty.

I have two monitor configurations for work, with four different monitors. Each configuration uses three monitors. I have had these profiles setup for a long time and have always worked switching with a keybind. Suddenly, maybe 2 or 3 updates ago, I can no longer load either profile with the keybind or by selecting it in the drop list.

Here's the error I'm getting:

An error has occurred while applying your new Monitor configuration.
Please check your settings and try again.
Error: Failed to call SetDisplayConfig. [HR: 87]
[System.Exception]

I've tried the two most recent beta editions and neither fixes it.

In my "solo" profile there are no cloned monitors (all extend). In my "Collaboration" profile one is mirrored and the other two extend. But regardless of which one I'm on (doing it manually), switching to the other one errors with the same error.

Yes! That did fix the issue.

DisplayFusion works great with all apps except for Microsoft Edge. I have a default configuration with Outlook and Microsoft ToDo and Edge on my second monitor. Outlook and ToDo kick over to the second monitor when I startup or use the shortcut key. But Edge never goes over, no matter how many times I save the configuration. I always have to drag it over. Is there a special way to make it work or an upcoming release?

Thanks Owen! I was using the Monitor Config feature from the Desktop. When I switched an used the Windows Position Profile, it pulled in Edge and placed it where it should be. Thanks!

Is there a way to make switching monitor resolutions when specific applications are launched?

I'm using DLDSR and some games in borderless. I'd like it to change to the 4k resolution when a specific game or application is launched and then revert back to the original resolution when closed. Is this possible?

Hi,

anyone know if it's possible to manually reorder monitor profiles ?

I can't find any option about this in Profile Management windows and because it does not seem to follow alphabetical order I can't even cheat by prefixing names.

If not, I think it would be a nice fonctionnality for a following update

(As it's my first post here, I also want to thank the BinaryFortress team because this piece of software is really great)

Right ! I had old profiles which made me miss the alphabetical sorting of the new ones.

I'm now updating them all and prefixing their name so i can have the prefered order. It works perfectly. Thank you.