Windows 11 taskbar question

[ikonix360]

I have a three monitor setup where the right monitor is the main monitor. Anyways I don't like games opening up on it and me having to drag them to the center monitor.

Is there a way to make the center monitor the main monitor, but keep the full taskbar appearing only on the right monitor?

 

[Ste]

Hrmmm I did have 3-4 monitors at some point but never played around with any of that.

Obviously have you played around with all the window display/monitor settings in control panel and if not that used the custom control panel for your specific video card?

 

[ikonix360]

I've tried everything.

The taskbar isn't exactly movable like it was in Windows 10.

 

[Ste]

Ekk, I dunnnue you could try MS forums or MS tech support or a lot of deep dive cross referencing of different websites for a custom code addition.

But you know not like some free program unless you enjoy reformatting for all the spyware/adware and trojans that comes with it.

 

[PP Mguire]

Main task bar with the clock/tasks will always be set to whatever the main monitor is set as in the display settings.

 

[ikonix360]

Yes unfortunately.

Is there a way within Windows without using any program to make games open up on the middle monitor when it is not set to the main monitor?

 

[Ste]

Yes unfortunately.

Is there a way within Windows without using any program to make games open up on the middle monitor when it is not set to the main monitor?

Did you play around with all the settings in your Video Card's driver specific .exe and GUI interface?

Does the game video/graphics menu have anything?

 

[ikonix360]

I did and no the games have nothing.

All expect most people having a single monitor.

I have a program that worked for one game on my Windows 10 PC, but refuses to do right on my Windows 11 PC.

That said I'm reluctant to use any program given one game has an anti-cheat detection and I don't want to risk it flagging me for a program.

 

[Ste]

Hrmm that program you mentioned, did you try right click the .exe and under properties compatibility mode run as windows 7/8?


Sorry buddy other than that I got nothing.. Though at least it's not too annoying to manually move the window when the game/APP launches.

 

[ikonix360]

Tried everything. Even reached out to the program designer on a forum for the program and even he had no idea why the program wasn't doing right in Windows 10.

Moving a game window is annoying for me as I should not have to manually move it in an OS as advanced as Windows 11. Looking at YOU Microsoft.