Nvidia Driver Update and Dual Monitors

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Hi, whenever I update Nvidia Drivers everything goes to the main monitor instead of staying in the previous position.  This has also been tested on multiple GPU's (GTX760 and RTX3090) and the issue has persisted.  I'm guessing this happens because the monitors on the GPU get disconnected during the updates, and Fences just puts everything on the main monitor. 

I found a workaround for this issue by going into Layout & Snapping and restoring the daily backup.

Need any further information regarding this bug let me know.  The way I would go to fix this issue is by detecting when an update installs (Since a whenever a GPU updates, it registers as a "new device", you can maybe able to check for the RegisterDeviceNotificationA event and if it's the GPU, restore the latest screenshot).

 

Hope this helps!

Jamie

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have 3 monitors and when I do an Nvidia update I alway reboot and it fixes everything. 

I hope you didn’t pay twice as much for your 3090. 

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Got it on release cause I knew a distributor luckily. Anyways, sometimes I can't restart my PC as it would be doing some rendering or ML in the background 

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Why are you updating the driver while rendering or am I not understanding that right?

I just updated my screens flickered and then they reset themselves. Maybe because I have Fences on the main monitor probably why they don’t change. 

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

My fences always go to the wrong monitor (I have 4 monitor setup) when I restart PC or resume from the sleep. I think it's because monitors will turn on different speed and windows detects them in wrong order initially and then sets them correctly, however fences will keep that first detection, so they will be in wrong monitor. Even snapshots won't work, they restore them incorrectly as well. Really hope it gets fixed somehow it is frustrating move them right monitor every startup.

 

Love the fences. 

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

I'm having this problem (2023).  Two identical monitors and with each Nvidia update, all my fences and icons move to the other monitor.  

Under "Layout features & snapshots" / Layout auto-adjustments / On screen resolution changes:   I'm Unselecting the checkbox for "When I plug in a new primary monitor, move my icons to it."

I'm never changing my screen resolution, but it seems likely Nvidia is doing it during their upgrade process.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting jdennisk, reply 5

I'm having this problem (2023).  Two identical monitors and with each Nvidia update, all my fences and icons move to the other monitor.  

Under "Layout features & snapshots" / Layout auto-adjustments / On screen resolution changes:   I'm Unselecting the checkbox for "When I plug in a new primary monitor, move my icons to it."

I'm never changing my screen resolution, but it seems likely Nvidia is doing it during their upgrade process.
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