How do I get single screen games to tolerate multi-monitor displays?

[ahelpinghand4slapping]

Forgive my ignorance, but I haven't been able to really find an answer. To be clear, I'm not trying to get any games to display across both monitors. All I'm trying to do is have games display on my primary monitor without disrupting what's on the second.

Some games can do this just fine, but others not so much. Some games will force the second monitor to the desktop, often with weird changes to the resolution. And some will do that, AND turn the primary monitor to static when I exit the game, and deny the second monitor control of the start bar. I can't even get to the task manager. I have to force reboot my computer.

Is there some setting somewhere, either in these games or on my graphics card, that I can toggle to fix this problem? This is incredibly annoying. Please and thank you.

[Iceira]

Автор сообщения: notkennyS

Автор сообщения: Iceira

you just repeat what is already said. ( please read rule and guidelines ) you just want to win a debat you lost from first reply.

You should take your own advice. You’ve been outright insulting me throughout this thread.

Автор сообщения: Iceira

first of all, maybe you dont get it , with/many 200+ games installed gl going through them all,
and why are you even on internet, every page you visit has a cookie or you leave a trace, maybe you should disconnect from everything stop use mobil stop all eletronic. gl with that.

why are you even have windows while we are at it. and you complain over nvidia GFE, why even use steam. you think you know something , fact is most of the time experience can save your alot in time for best performance, if your graphic card cant run at maximum in everything.
blowware my butt, maybe its actual you that is the problem.

fact is with out any information why things crash or know what users experience is , those who made hardware will not have a clue.

go google yourself , and i bet you already is know by internet. ( you need to be very education then this was new thing to avoid even been mention at all.
so conclusion is, you dont know jack and crap here. ( you are a noob and sit tell other what bloatware is. ( Don't use GFE, it's just bloatware and spyware ) my butt, you are to screw up here,and dont get windows and other software try to learn user's setttings.

please find a hole and go there.

maybe this was a news flash then snowden explan something about the world.
but we are other that new this way before he was even born, 30-40 years of computers
if you have that age, that is even before him, point is, you are to late here, things are at it is.

Автор сообщения: Iceira

lol, nah its you that dont got 2 brick to move around in the head.

i doubt you even graps this, how many user that change hardward and dont get why games crashed.

( im my book you cant even understand it and why even waste more time on you then you dont even rise to a toe nail to most gamers need , they dont care what you saying, help apps has come to stay, and fact is maybe ypu should read , rule and guidelines
you told other in what not to do and yet, you dont get it.
its user choise to use or not . you made point dont use it bloatware and spyware.

and you still dont graps , i dont tell you that you need to use it. you sure you even have a normal brain here are you over 24 years old , most people have learn this , there is alot of grey area if you are under this age then your brain is not fully developed and even has this debat with you is pointless , you only get YES and NO.

ok then let us take this to a moderator, sure i will get a warning , but you should get permanate ban.

that including every one here. that actual did say something.

go ahead your choise my friend. accusing of spyware is not taken lightly i bet.

[Supafly]

Автор сообщения: Iceira

nothing has change, you reply the reply that already response in it.

again, then people dont have the skill or knowledge, they use it. ( nothing prevent you from not installed it, then you know better, ( why do i need to repeat this. )

and maybe a programmer can explan everything for you, program made by programs is bloatwares, problem is we wont even have windows vista if they have to do it from scrates in machinecodes. ( i even doubt windows XP will have been there, i think i read somewwhere along time ago, it will take 40 years in raw code to make a bigger program. and we will still be a 286-386 pc.

so again its pointless to debat it. then things are at it is.

Obviously I didn't read the entire thread before I commented. I read to that comment and wanted to respond to it.

Other peoples skill and or knowledge doesn't change the fact GFE is bloatware and not needed for the driver to work. I'm not arguing whether it has any use or not. I'm not arguing about windows, cookies or any other software out there. I was just reinforcing the comment that it is Bloatware. Like you said here

Автор сообщения: Iceira

again, then people dont have the skill or knowledge, they use it.

The OP may not have the skill or knowledge that GFE isn't needed and it is Bloatware. So Kenny was pointing that out. Based on OPs earlier comment they clearly didn't know.

Автор сообщения: ahelpinghand4slapping

It is? First I've heard of that. I thought it was needed for the graphics card to work properly. What would you recommend, then?

OP can know learn more and decide if they want to continue using it. Rather than let OP learn things you disputed than GFE is bloatware and go on about cookies and other software that gather information about users. Just because other companies are harvesting data doesn't mean it isn't happening or that it is required.

Informing someone that doesn't know and/or who doesn't care about it is fine. Trying to defend the fact or mask it with facts of how other software does the same or similar things doesn't inform the OP about it. It's literally trying to make the OP or anyone else turn a blind eye to the whole thing by making it seem like it should be accepted because other do it.

GFE is not needed for the GPU to work as such it is bloatware. Just as phones/tablets/Branded Desktops and laptops come with a bunch of installed software you may never use is bloatware.

[Iceira]

Автор сообщения: Suicidal Monkey

Автор сообщения: Iceira

nothing has change, you reply the reply that already response in it.

again, then people dont have the skill or knowledge, they use it. ( nothing prevent you from not installed it, then you know better, ( why do i need to repeat this. )

and maybe a programmer can explan everything for you, program made by programs is bloatwares, problem is we wont even have windows vista if they have to do it from scrates in machinecodes. ( i even doubt windows XP will have been there, i think i read somewwhere along time ago, it will take 40 years in raw code to make a bigger program. and we will still be a 286-386 pc.

so again its pointless to debat it. then things are at it is.

Obviously I didn't read the entire thread before I commented. I read to that comment and wanted to respond to it.

Other peoples skill and or knowledge doesn't change the fact GFE is bloatware and not needed for the driver to work. I'm not arguing whether it has any use or not. I'm not arguing about windows, cookies or any other software out there. I was just reinforcing the comment that it is Bloatware. Like you said here

Автор сообщения: Iceira

again, then people dont have the skill or knowledge, they use it.

The OP may not have the skill or knowledge that GFE isn't needed and it is Bloatware. So Kenny was pointing that out. Based on OPs earlier comment they clearly didn't know.

Автор сообщения: ahelpinghand4slapping

It is? First I've heard of that. I thought it was needed for the graphics card to work properly. What would you recommend, then?

OP can know learn more and decide if they want to continue using it. Rather than let OP learn things you disputed than GFE is bloatware and go on about cookies and other software that gather information about users. Just because other companies are harvesting data doesn't mean it isn't happening or that it is required.

Informing someone that doesn't know and/or who doesn't care about it is fine. Trying to defend the fact or mask it with facts of how other software does the same or similar things doesn't inform the OP about it. It's literally trying to make the OP or anyone else turn a blind eye to the whole thing by making it seem like it should be accepted because other do it.

GFE is not needed for the GPU to work as such it is bloatware. Just as phones/tablets/Branded Desktops and laptops come with a bunch of installed software you may never use is bloatware.

@Suicidal Monkey thats the problem, its users choise, and not all user want to deal with ingame setting and such, that why this one button software is made.
and i even point out with 200 games installed not funny go through them and reconfig to new card, again there is no YES and NO, there is alot of grey area, where fix all my games is faster.

with a 3TB game drev you can have many games installed, any in that perpective i will be happy for fix all/most game asap.

and we dont even talk about, user dont update graphic card drivers, how many times have we not seen in every steam game forum, things people should have update before complain over it, sure you can do alot yourself, problems is most people dont know such things why it even need to be update, but most hardcore gamers, do know this. ( and we are still back at many dont know and dont care, and dont know best settings themself. )

[Supafly]

Автор сообщения: Iceira

@Suicidal Monkey thats the problem, its users choise, and not all user want to deal with ingame setting and such, that why this one button software is made.
and i even point out with 200 games installed not funny go through them and reconfig to new card, again there is no YES and NO, there is alot of grey area, where fix all my games is faster.

Sure it has advantages as does any other type of bloatware.

I have 91 games installed and each time I load one I haven't played since I changed my GPU the Graphics settings need to be adjust. I know my hardware and can quickly adjust presets and turn on/off settings based on what I want. I won't be doing that to every single game When I change hardware and I doubt other users would to.

GFE can help in that department if a user prefers it or they don't really know their hardware and/or much about settings. In this case it can be helpful but all bloatware can be useful. That doesn't mean it isn't bloatware and trying to mask that fact by pointing out how other bits of software does the same doesn't help.

If you saw thieves doing a cashpoint distract and steal technique to steal a persons money get more and more common. Would you tell people it's alright because other people are doing it. Which in turn would get more people to start doing it. After all if it's fine when some do it it should be fine when more do it. Shouldn't it? No, I don't you would. But that is essentially what you've done here by defend GFE as Bloatware. Useful bloatware is still bloatware. By all means talk about it's PROS but don't ignore it's CONS

[Iceira]

Автор сообщения: Suicidal Monkey

Автор сообщения: Iceira

@Suicidal Monkey thats the problem, its users choise, and not all user want to deal with ingame setting and such, that why this one button software is made.
and i even point out with 200 games installed not funny go through them and reconfig to new card, again there is no YES and NO, there is alot of grey area, where fix all my games is faster.

Sure it has advantages as does any other type of bloatware.

I have 91 games installed and each time I load one I haven't played since I changed my GPU the Graphics settings need to be adjust. I know my hardware and can quickly adjust presets and turn on/off settings based on what I want. I won't be doing that to every single game When I change hardware and I doubt other users would to.

GFE can help in that department if a user prefers it or they don't really know their hardware and/or much about settings. In this case it can be helpful but all bloatware can be useful. That doesn't mean it isn't bloatware and trying to mask that fact by pointing out how other bits of software does the same doesn't help.

If you saw thieves doing a cashpoint distract and steal technique to steal a persons money get more and more common. Would you tell people it's alright because other people are doing it. Which in turn would get more people to start doing it. After all if it's fine when some do it it should be fine when more do it. Shouldn't it? No, I don't you would. But that is essentially what you've done here by defend GFE as Bloatware. Useful bloatware is still bloatware. By all means talk about it's PROS but don't ignore it's CONS

again i understand you, but you will not win debat and you cant say every user on earth. know what they are doing, i know many high educated people that give a rats butt games setting, they have other things on there mind then this little issue. and same could be said about other new user's
and i doubt they will happy if they have to configured everything.
just take a router, if this was not automated process , i doubt 99% of people on this earth has got online with no help from someone. ( and same can be said with other settings )

remember the old days you need to tell modem to go online. ( everything is automated and fact is most of you dont even know it.

[Supafly]

Автор сообщения: Iceira

again i understand you, but you will not win debat and you cant say every user on earth. know what they are doing, i know many high educated people that give a rats butt games setting, they have other things on there mind then this little issue. and same could be said about other new user's
and i doubt they will happy if they have to configured everything.
just take a router, if this was not automated process , i doubt 99% of people on this earth has got online with no help from someone. ( and same can be said with other settings )

remember the old days you need to tell modem to go online. ( everything is automated and fact is most of you dont even know it.

At this point I feel the debate is going no where. You say you understand me but keep going of to point out how blissfully blind and ignorant humans can be. Haven't disputed that fact. I know it all to well and I've agreed to that fact.

Again, I'm not disputing the good aspects of GFE or the people that don't know or don't care about computer stuff or their games or how their modem/router/phones work etc. I'm disputing you defending GFE as bloatware. It is bloatware. Useful bloatware none the less.

[Iceira]

Автор сообщения: Suicidal Monkey

Автор сообщения: Iceira

again i understand you, but you will not win debat and you cant say every user on earth. know what they are doing, i know many high educated people that give a rats butt games setting, they have other things on there mind then this little issue. and same could be said about other new user's
and i doubt they will happy if they have to configured everything.
just take a router, if this was not automated process , i doubt 99% of people on this earth has got online with no help from someone. ( and same can be said with other settings )

remember the old days you need to tell modem to go online. ( everything is automated and fact is most of you dont even know it.

At this point I feel the debate is going no where. You say you understand me but keep going of to point out how blissfully blind and ignorant humans can be. Haven't disputed that fact. I know it all to well and I've agreed to that fact.

Again, I'm not disputing the good aspects of GFE or the people that don't know or don't care about computer stuff or their games or how their modem/router/phones work etc. I'm disputing you defending GFE as bloatware. It is bloatware. Useful bloatware none the less.

go ahead, even then i was first to point out and you came in later, and reply to my post. things dont work like that. in who said what and why, but to proof what is bloatware, that could be issue. i call greyzone, but lets you have the last word. ( and its you that jump in a thread without reading from scrates, this will be a moderator issue , if kenny doing anything about it. )

[Washell]

@OP and on topic: your issues aren't the result of games playing poorly with multiple displays. Your computer is not stable and switching between certain modes makes it either lock up or crash. Easy solution: clean reinstall of the PC and see if it's fixed, if not, start testing hardware.
Hard solution: dive into the event log and start troubleshooting.

Static on a screen is literally the analog noise on the line being displayed. It should never happen in today's digital world. The only cause I can think of is an analog (TV) input it's switching to when failing to detect a signal from your PC.

[Iceira]

Автор сообщения: Washell

Автор сообщения: Iceira

@Suicidal Monkey thats the problem, its users choise, and not all user want to deal with ingame setting and such, that why this one button software is made.

One size, fits no-one is an apt description of any and all auto-configuration tools on PC's. Best case scenario is that it does no harm and achieves the same results as the games auto detect settings.

yeah and plenty of old games brake every rule , not part of GFE anyway, and you still need to know what settings you need or game will crash. ( there is alot of grey area, and no auto detect dont work, if it add option newer graphic card dont like/have anymore. )
and no you will not get devs from older game to fix old apps, they have moved on.

[Komrade]

Автор сообщения: Iceira

Автор сообщения: Washell

One size, fits no-one is an apt description of any and all auto-configuration tools on PC's. Best case scenario is that it does no harm and achieves the same results as the games auto detect settings.

yeah and plenty of old games brake every rule , not part of GFE anyway, and you still need to know what settings you need or game will crash. ( there is alot of grey area, and no auto detect dont work, if it add option newer graphic card dont like/have anymore. )
and no you will not get devs from older game to fix old apps, they have moved on.

Name a game where this happens. Also you’re wrong, GFE gets settings wrong ALL the time, just google it.

[Iceira]

Автор сообщения: notkennyS

Автор сообщения: Iceira

yeah and plenty of old games brake every rule , not part of GFE anyway, and you still need to know what settings you need or game will crash. ( there is alot of grey area, and no auto detect dont work, if it add option newer graphic card dont like/have anymore. )
and no you will not get devs from older game to fix old apps, they have moved on.

Name a game where this happens. Also you’re wrong, GFE gets settings wrong ALL the time, just google it.

again not my job to tell you all i know,

Name a game where this happens. Also you’re wrong, GFE gets settings wrong ALL the time, just google it.

please read own reply , GFE gets settings wrong ALL the time
you are alone in this statement. ( i even will call lost in outer space )

[Komrade]

Автор сообщения: Iceira

Автор сообщения: notkennyS

Name a game where this happens. Also you’re wrong, GFE gets settings wrong ALL the time, just google it.

again not my job to tell you all i know,

Name a game where this happens. Also you’re wrong, GFE gets settings wrong ALL the time, just google it.

please read own reply , GFE gets settings wrong ALL the time
you are alone in this statement. ( i even will call lost in outer space )

You haven’t backed up your statements ever, not once, you keep insulting us and stalling.

[Iceira]

i need to kill this debat , notkennyS with 14 games ,,, and my 1000 games included boxes, what statment do you want, you are claim something with so few games , what we all laugh at you now. ( sure you might have 250 games come back again then you get more experience in alot of games )

14 steam games and now you expert in all game.. ROFL ...enough of this , you are a kid that dont get alot of issue and think you do.

maybe im lucky that other have report you or me, and you will get moderator to tell you, how things works.

[Iceira]

even Reboot can tell you a thing or two, has over 1600 games , and i bet he has seen alot of things dont work as it should in what GFE or ingame settings auto detect says.

but if i was him i will not even comment it.

ps.
sorry Reboot , i only know many games not always work as intended, as they should have.
i do understand if you wont reply anymore. even then you was first in thread.

[Supafly]

Автор сообщения: Iceira

i need to kill this debat , notkennyS with 14 games ,,, and my 1000 games included boxes, what statment do you want, you are claim something with so few games , what we all laugh at you now. ( sure you might have 250 games come back again then you get more experience in alot of games )

14 steam games and now you expert in all game.. ROFL ...enough of this , you are a kid that dont get alot of issue and think you do.

maybe im lucky that other have report you or me, and you will get moderator to tell you, how things works.

You don't have 1000
Game Collector
752
Games Owned

Least not on Steam. So why can't anyone, kennyS or myself own games on other platforms and have those numbers count. There is also a quality versus quantity argument when you use pure numbers for your argument