Solved After dual monitor sleep recovery, all apps shift to one monitor

harrysoung

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Whenever my computer recovers from sleep mode, or when the screensaver comes on and I wake it up, I find that all my apps are now on my main monitor.

Example: Google Chrome and Skype on Monitor 1.
Microsoft Word and MSI Afterburner on Monitor 2.

-computer sleeps/ screen saver turns on-
-I wake the computer up-

Google Chrome, Skype, Microsoft Word, and MSI Afterburner are on Monitor 1.
Nothing on Monitor 2.

Is it possible to fix this?

Specs
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
Using DisplayFusion Pro v5.0.1 to extend my taskbar to the second monitor.

GPU: r9 290
CPU: i5 4670k @ 4.2 Ghz
Mobo: ASUS z87 sabertooth TUF series
PSU: Corsair TX-CMPSU 650W
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
I've had dual monitors for years now and have never had this problem. But I also have no screen saver.

If you put your system to sleep why would you want a screen saver? All that does is keep the system active and running - which is the opposite of what sleep does.

Remove the scree saver and see what happens.
 

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Win7-64Intel i7-3770S16GBnVidia GT630
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built
OS
Win7-64
CPU
Intel i7-3770S
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77-M
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GT630
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
dual
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 (primary) 1050x1680 (secondary)
Hard Drives
128GB SSD (boot)
64GB SSD (Temp/My Documents)
500GB (photos/videos)
1TB (rendered video, backups)
PSU
650W
Case
Thermaltake A30
Cooling
Thermaltake
Keyboard
Logitech Lighted
Mouse
Kensington Expert Mouse (trackball)
Internet Speed
FIOS 35/35
Antivirus
MS Security Essentials
Browser
Chrome (beta)
I've done a couple of things

I've removed the screen saver like you've suggested.
I reactivated my windows operating system.

The problem is fixed.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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