Game starts on wrong monitor

[Tiderion]

The first time I ran the game, everything was fine up until the cutscene crashes which seem all too common.

However, ever since this, then game refuses to launch on my primary monitor. It launches on my third monitor which is actually a TV hooked up via HDMI cable, and will even launch there if the TV is turned off. If I try to window and drag the game to my primary monitor, it moves back to the TV once I try switching it back to full screen. Windows hotkeys also do not work.

Anyone else experiencing this?

[AoD_lexandro]

There is an old trick for that which may work. Start the game, put in windowed mode, move it to the correct display. Shut the game down and restart. Windowed mode should start on the correct display. Then press alt+enter to force fullscreen through windows.

With any luck it should stay where it is, next start up.

[Tallenn]

There is a setting under Display that lets you choose what monitor to play on. It doesn't seem to necessarily line up with the monitor numbers that Windows uses though, so weird. However, a little trial and error should help.

[Greylocke]

Settings show wrong monitor for me (shows my TV). The game does run on my main monitor... just shows wrong one in settings. It did start on wrong one, but I dragged it over and it has since stayed there.

[Stefan1200]

Same problem here. In the game settings sometimes I have to set monitor 1, sometimes monitor 2 and sometimes monitor 3. Every day I have to switch this setting, no matter if that screen is switched on or off. That is very very annoying!

Using Windows 10 - 64 bit - 1909
NVidia RTX 2080 Super - driver version 451.85
3 screens using Display Port

[helldweller]

Windows 10 is very wonky with how it handles multiple displays, especially in recent versions (1909, 2004). My gaming/HTPC rig is attached to an LG CX OLED both directly and indirectly through a Denon AVR (for 7.1/ATMOS audio). This results in an unusable display that I never want an application to open on. Complicating matters is that Windows numbers the displays in a seemingly arbitrary manner that does not necessarily correspond to ether the HDMI/DP port number or the order in which each display was connected. In addition, not every application respects the "primary" display setting and will instead use the display ID (i.e. number).

Without getting too much into the weeds, the most effective method I've found to combat the issue of apps opening on a display I cannot see, is to use the Display Fusion app (available on Steam) and configure a hotkey to move all open applications to the primary monitor. With all that mind however, I've not had an issue with HZD specifically so YMMV.

[Stefan1200]

Originally posted by helldweller:

Windows 10 is very wonky with how it handles multiple displays, especially in recent versions (1909, 2004). My gaming/HTPC rig is attached to an LG CX OLED both directly and indirectly through a Denon AVR (for 7.1/ATMOS audio). This results in an unusable display that I never want an application to open on. Complicating matters is that Windows numbers the displays in a seemingly arbitrary manner that does not necessarily correspond to ether the HDMI/DP port number or the order in which each display was connected. In addition, not every application respects the "primary" display setting and will instead use the display ID (i.e. number).

Well, I only have this problem with HZD. Other games only have problems, if I really change the monitor cables / ports at the gpu card.

[euchimano]

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