Program opening on non existent monitor

NOTE: The following method does not apply if you have removed the secondary display adapter from the computer. Click the "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor" check box to clear it, and then click OK.

This behavior can also occur if you change the arrangement of the monitors on the Settings tab in Display properties. General More Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. The use of ad-blocking software hurts the site. Please disable ad-blocking software or set an exception for MSFN. Share More sharing options Followers 0. Recommended Posts. MarkJohnson Posted August 18, Posted August 18, Is there something I'm missing?

Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Posted August 19, MarkJohnson Posted August 19, ChiefZeke Posted August 19, Long way around - but it works. Mr Snrub Posted August 19, Tripredacus Posted August 19, MarkJohnson Posted August 23, Posted August 23, Deleted the appdata and all reset and works now : Still don't know the cause of the issue if it happens again I bet it's some Win10 update.. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community.

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Kindly remove all monitors physically connected to your PC, then restart the PC. If the issue persists, we highly recommend that you restore your Windows 10 PC from a system restore point. Kindly refer to the link below for the instructions. Recovery options in Windows I have been successfully using three monitors on my Win 10 Pro Desktop for a long time. There is, I think, a limit of 3 monitors in Win 10, but somehow a 4th monitor appeared in Display Settings. I have never had a 4th monitor physically connected.

Now some apps open on the non-existing monitor 4. The apps can be seen using Alt-Tab but when selecting them with Alt-Tab, I cannot actually get the apps on any of the three real monitors. I cannot access them at all except I can close them by typing the X within Alt-Tab.

Now here is the real, non-trivial problem: All Settings open on the Phantom Monitor 4. Right clicking on the desktop and selecting Display Settings causes the Display Settings app to open on the Phantom monitor, where I can only see the Display Settings app using Alt-Tab.