Can't enjoy Skyrim on multi-monitor setup

[Mythion]

Hello fellow Skyrim players!

I'm having a more than tough time enjoying Skyrim on a dual-monitor setup, every time I turn in the direction of my second monitor, my mouse cursor passes over onto the desktop, resulting in the game freezing whenever I need to press the mouse button.

Has anyone got any suggestions (other than playing with a controller...!) or a lite program that fixes the mouse to a specific screen/region?

It's damn near impossible to play, I have to constantly turn my character in the opposite direction right now and it's definitely not playable.

*pulls hair out*

[Rhuto]

hummm...how many of the 25 millions play on double screens?

Is it to brag you post this, or is it really unplayebal because you can't do it?

If so, maybe you have gone to fare in your expectations to life in general and games in special:)

[hatchet5891]

Are you playing in windowed mode or fullscreen? OR are you using alt+tab because this also seems to break the game mouse wise. If your in windowed mode then that is why it is happening. If you are alt+tab then stop doing that. I can honestly say I have three monitors set up and only play games on one and have never had this problem with any game including skyrim, but all of the games I play are in fullscreen mode.

[Migz - DH]

Originally posted by Rhuto:

hummm...how many of the 25 millions play on double screens?

Is it to brag you post this, or is it really unplayebal because you can't do it?

If so, maybe you have gone to fare in your expectations to life in general and games in special:)

Skyrim is supposed to work with multimonitors. Why are you trolling the OP's question?

[Migz - DH]

@ [AJSA] Jackther

I don't play with a multimonitor setup, so I have no advice, sorry.

[Mythion]

Originally posted by Rhuto:

hummm...how many of the 25 millions play on double screens?

Is it to brag you post this, or is it really unplayebal because you can't do it?

If so, maybe you have gone to fare in your expectations to life in general and games in special:)

How is me having a problem playing the game, because I have a second screen, bragging?

If I came here to brag, I would have posted "omg I have more than one screen, this game is awesome and so am I".

Thanks for the exceptionally, well constructed and helpful response, really.


My issue is, if I play Skyrim in windowed or fullscreen, the mouse doesn't lock to the game, I don't have the alt-tab issue, it shows the mouse on the second screen to the left whenever I move the mouse too far, like I'm moving it onto the second screen.

[Rhuto]

Originally posted by Migz - DH:

Skyrim is supposed to work with multimonitors. Why are you trolling the OP's question?

It is not the question itself I am reacting too, but the statement that he can't enjoy the game.....I for one are sure that even people with less then 20" monitors are able to enjoy it...

If the question was...How can I manage to get Skyrim running on double monitor setup, I would agree with you.

[Migz - DH]

Originally posted by Rhuto:

Originally posted by Migz - DH:

Skyrim is supposed to work with multimonitors. Why are you trolling the OP's question?

It is not the question itself I am reacting too, but the statement that he can't enjoy the game.....I for one are sure that even people with less then 20" monitors are able to enjoy it...

If the question was...How can I manage to get Skyrim running on double monitor setup, I would agree with you.

I believe you're looking at the OP's title a little too critically then.

[Mythion]

Originally posted by Rhuto:

Originally posted by Migz - DH:

Skyrim is supposed to work with multimonitors. Why are you trolling the OP's question?

It is not the question itself I am reacting too, but the statement that he can't enjoy the game.....I for one are sure that even people with less then 20" monitors are able to enjoy it...

If the question was...How can I manage to get Skyrim running on double monitor setup, I would agree with you.

In future I'll be sure to ask for your permission on what I can and can't post, on a forum, if I'm having a problem.

[Rhuto]

Originally posted by AJSA Jackther:

Originally posted by Rhuto:

It is not the question itself I am reacting too, but the statement that he can't enjoy the game.....I for one are sure that even people with less then 20" monitors are able to enjoy it...

If the question was...How can I manage to get Skyrim running on double monitor setup, I would agree with you.

In future I'll be sure to ask for your permission on what I can and can't post, on a forum, if I'm having a problem.

Not sure you need that, but by putting your question into Google you will find several question about the same problem, one of them are this one
http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/37731/how-do-i-launch-skyrim-in-fullscreen-mode-on-a-secondary-monitor

[Mythion]

Originally posted by Rhuto:

Originally posted by AJSA Jackther:

In future I'll be sure to ask for your permission on what I can and can't post, on a forum, if I'm having a problem.

Not sure you need that, but by putting your question into Google you will find several question about the same problem, one of them are this one
http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/37731/how-do-i-launch-skyrim-in-fullscreen-mode-on-a-secondary-monitor

and, this doesn't help me what so ever.

I don't have any issue launching the game on either screen, if you read my original post you would know that.

[MrFawlty]

Did you ever sort this out? I too am having issues with a multi-monitor setup. Everytime I move left, my mouse appears on my 2nd monitor (Which is on the left if you haven't guessed) and then if I click the mouse either to attack or for any other purpose, it 'clicks' on the 2nd monitor and opens an application on my taskbar or similar depending on where the mouse pointer appears. I have even got rid of any icons on that screen to try and avoid clicking them.

[crusty patrick]

Originally posted by Migz - DH:

@ [AJSA] Jackther

I don't play with a multimonitor setup, so I have no advice, sorry.

so why the ♥♥♥♥ do you feel the need to comment??? get the ♥♥♥♥ out of here with your unhelpfull ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ kid.

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Originally posted by Jack | Cramdime:

Hello fellow Skyrim players!

I'm having a more than tough time enjoying Skyrim on a dual-monitor setup, every time I turn in the direction of my second monitor, my mouse cursor passes over onto the desktop, resulting in the game freezing whenever I need to press the mouse button.

Has anyone got any suggestions (other than playing with a controller...!) or a lite program that fixes the mouse to a specific screen/region?

It's damn near impossible to play, I have to constantly turn my character in the opposite direction right now and it's definitely not playable.

*pulls hair out*

I have the same problem!! Have you figured out a fix? (playing skyrim SE)

[Mythion]

I didn't find anything to fix it properly, but I was on Windows 8.1 at the time, I made the switch to Windows 10 and it hasn't been a problem since then.

[Xitreon]

Hiya Jack

I think I can help you with this issue to some extent

Here's what you do

1) Open the options menu in the launcher

2) Select windowed mode and set the resolution to the one at 1600 something times something I cannot remember the exact number right now

3) Save and launch the game

Unfortunately this has a few problems
a) The resolution makes the game window extend past the task bar, so you may have to make it automatically hide when your cursor isn't on it

b) The edge of the window nightstill extend to the other monitor, however just the very edge of it

c ) Your game WILL freeze for up to a minute or so on loading screens, sometimes it may be shorter

Hope this helps

Xit