Game keeps opening on wrong monitor (monitor 2)

[Pluto]

From D1 I always launched an played the game on correct monitor, Monitor 1. Starting yesterday the game began launching on second monitor and no matter what I do (Win+Shift+arrow key, change to window, move to M1 and adapt resolution), game keeps launching ojn Monitor 2 every time now.

[Yero]

same issue here

[Yero]

Try change fullscreen to windowed mode and move the window to your first monitor. then change back to fullscreen.

[NeedsMoreDakka]

Try changing your primary monitor.

OR

You can go into ...\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\RESIDENT EVIL 4 BIOHAZARD RE4 and find the 'local_config.ini' file. Change

[Render/Display]
DisplayName=\\.\DISPLAY1

to

...DISPLAY2

or whatever number your other monitor is.

Don't do both solutions though [since you'd be changing which monitor is display1

[Pluto]

Originally posted by NeedsMoreDakka:

Try changing your primary monitor.

OR

You can go into ...\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\RESIDENT EVIL 4 BIOHAZARD RE4 and find the 'local_config.ini' file. Change

[Render/Display]
DisplayName=\\.\DISPLAY1

to

...DISPLAY2

or whatever number your other monitor is.

Don't do both solutions though [since you'd be changing which monitor is display1 [/quote]

Thanks I'll try with ini file

[WeeCapo]

Same here................

[Akutare]

If you're on Windows, there's a quick shortcut that can help you fix this issue whenever it happens.

Windows + Shift + (arrow key)

The arrow key is the direction that you want the currently focused window to "move", so if you have two monitors side by side, and the game opens on your left monitor which is not the monitor you want it on, do Windows + Shift + Right arrow, and it'll force it to move to the window in that direction, in this case the right monitor.

[lightfromthewest]

Same issue here. Yeah, it was fine when the game first came out but eventually started doing this.

Akutare, thank you! I love keyboard shortcuts and since I'm constantly moving programs between my two screens this was a life saver.
(I now see the OP mentioned this too, but it works for me)

[sixten]

Originally posted by lightfromthewest:

Same issue here. Yeah, it was fine when the game first came out but eventually started doing this.

Akutare, thank you! I love keyboard shortcuts and since I'm constantly moving programs between my two screens this was a life saver.
(I now see the OP mentioned this too, but it works for me)

I would highly recommend DisplayFusion if you want to make your dual monitor life easier. At 1 minute in the video, you will see it adds a new button to each window which you can click to simply move it to the other monitor, however it does have a vast amount of shortcuts customization as well.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/227260/DisplayFusion/

[spyrina]

Same issue, changing the ini file didn't fix it, when I opened the game after I changed to Display2 which is my 4k main monitor, it still opened on Display1 my 1080p second monitor, and the local config file had it for Display1 again even after I saved it as display2. im on windows 11 pro, any ideaS?

[GioMismo]

Originally posted by NeedsMoreDakka:

...
You can go into ...\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\RESIDENT EVIL 4 BIOHAZARD RE4 and find the 'local_config.ini' file. Change

[Render/Display]
DisplayName=\\.\DISPLAY1

to

...DISPLAY2

or whatever number your other monitor is.

...

That worked for me! But I have to constantly switch between DISPLAY1 and DISPLAY2 whenever the game starts in the screen I don't want (it is like DISPLAY1 or DISPLAY2 is not always tied to the same physical screen). I have created the following PowerShell code to automate that task:

$filePath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\RESIDENT EVIL 4  BIOHAZARD RE4\local_config.ini"
$originalContent = Get-Content -Path $filePath
if ($originalContent -match "DISPLAY1") {
    $newContent = $originalContent -replace "DISPLAY1", "DISPLAY2"
}
else {
    $newContent = $originalContent -replace "DISPLAY2", "DISPLAY1"
}
$newContent | Set-Content -Path $filePath

You only need to copy the previous code to a file with ".ps1" extension, modify the "$filePath" the the location of your "local_config.ini" file, and then right click to the file and select "Run with Powershell" option to execute it. That will change the text "DISPLAY1" to "DISPLAY2" (and viceversa) in the "local_config.ini" file you have specified.

[the real JOSHUA]

Originally posted by NeedsMoreDakka:

Try changing your primary monitor.

OR

You can go into ...\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\RESIDENT EVIL 4 BIOHAZARD RE4 and find the 'local_config.ini' file. Change

[Render/Display]
DisplayName=\\.\DISPLAY1

to

...DISPLAY2

or whatever number your other monitor is.

Don't do both solutions though [since you'd be changing which monitor is display1 [/quote]
how would I do this for all games.. its annoying having to tab out and move it back to my main after tabbing back in cuz it moved back to my second monitor..

[YaBoi]

Originally posted by Akutare:

If you're on Windows, there's a quick shortcut that can help you fix this issue whenever it happens.

Windows + Shift + (arrow key)

The arrow key is the direction that you want the currently focused window to "move", so if you have two monitors side by side, and the game opens on your left monitor which is not the monitor you want it on, do Windows + Shift + Right arrow, and it'll force it to move to the window in that direction, in this case the right monitor.

You beautiful man thank you. I couldn't figure it out until your comment lmao.

[PawgaliciouS QueeN]

The game will open in the superior monitor by default.

[GrumpyArab]

Originally posted by Sophie the vampire slayer ✩JB:

The game will open in the superior monitor by default.

Nope.

[GrumpyArab]

This issue used to happen to me, got fixed by itself, and now it is back again.

Has anyone found a legit fix aside from moving the window manually/temproraily?