Question Apps return to main monitor after PC wakes up

[khalil_y]

I recently purchased Samsung C32H711 (1440p) to go along with my LG 27EA31 (1080p) and Ive had this problem since.

Whenever I wake my PC from stand by, or after the monitors go to sleep from inactivity (locking account or just not using it, going AFK); once the monitors turn on again or my PC wakes up and logging back on, my apps on my second monitor automatically come back to the main monitor (Samsung) and the second monitor (LG) just shows the desktop and task bar. I constantly have to drag the apps back to the second one and rearrange them.

This is very frustrating when I have a bunch of apps stacked and I have to rearrange them.

I've tried many fixes that ive found online of this site as well as others and still haven't found a fix. I've bought 5 different cables thinking its my cables, nothing.

Things ive tried:

• Editing the registry and deleting the Configuration folder under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers
• Tried messing with the display scaling settings
• Used DDU to remove everything GPU driver related and reinstalled the GPU drivers
• Used the CMD and Powershell commands to verify/repair and missing/broken Windows files
• Swapped the main desktop option from the primary display (Sam) to the second display (LG) and the same thing occurs but the apps go back to the new primary (LG). Doesnt matter which is the primary display, they always go back to the main one.
• Swapped GPU ports (I have 4x DP and 1x HDMI)

Ive officially run out of ideas and I think this is a Windows issue. Please help.

Thanks in advance!

Specs:

• Windows 10 Pro (Build #1803) Reinstalled on Nov 27th, 2018
• AMD FX 8350
• AMD Vega 64 8GB
• Kingston 32GB DDR3
• Kingston HyperX 500GB SSD
• Samsung C32H711 (1440p, Main Monitor)
• LG 27EA31 (1080p, Second Monitor)

 

[Lutfij]

It's not your cables, rather the OS. Are you on the latest BIOS update for your motherboard? You should be in Windows 10, version 1809 if you've reinstalled your OS after recreating the bootable USB installer using Windows Media Creation Tools.

What is the make and model of your PSU and how old is it?

 

[khalil_y]

Thanks for the reply!

My PSU is about a year old, its a Corsair HX1000. And no I think im one BIOS version behind, ill try updating that and see how that goes. Also, I wasnt sure what the latest build is. I just force checked for updates after it said I was up to date and 1809 is available. I will try the what the MS rep suggested as well.

I will let you know if any of this works. I will do these one by one to see if one solves the issue. However, I cant imagine this being a BIOS issue.

Cross post from my own thread on Microsoft's site: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...f2d-a6bd-f1e0985d26bc?tm=1551659042440&auth=1

 

[khalil_y]

Update: MS rep suggestion didnt work. Going to update bios when I get the chance.

 

[khalil_y]

Ok so BIOS update did not help. I dont even know what to do anymore, this is getting really annoying.