Way to make alt-tab appear on secondary monitor?

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Brad Wood

I have a laptop with a second monitor. Because of a jacked up application
that I must use, I must have the separate monitor my primary (app won't work
otherwise). Then when I undock my laptop and try to use it, I can never see
the alt-tab preview.
 
I have a laptop with a second monitor. Because of a jacked up application
that I must use, I must have the separate monitor my primary (app won't work
otherwise). Then when I undock my laptop and try to use it, I can never see
the alt-tab preview.
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When on your laptop only, move the application back into the desktop. Do
this by right clicking the program's button on the taskbar and selecting
Move. Then use the arrow keys to move the app into view. When finished with
the program, you could use the arrow keys to move it back again but it will
be hit or miss as far as location on the separate monitor. Maybe after a
few times you'll have the "feel" for how much moving is enough?

If you know when you're going to be undocked, another way to approach this
would be: When docked and before undocking, move the app to the laptop's
desktop then close it. Next time it is opened, it will be on the laptop's
screen.
 
Sharon F said:
When on your laptop only, move the application back into the desktop. Do
this by right clicking the program's button on the taskbar and selecting
Move.
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Can't do this; the taskbar is on my primary monitor - can't access it.
If you know when you're going to be undocked, another way to approach this
would be: When docked and before undocking, move the app to the laptop's
desktop then close it. Next time it is opened, it will be on the laptop's
screen.
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I could do this, but it's way too laborious to bother.
 
Can't do this; the taskbar is on my primary monitor - can't access it.


I could do this, but it's way too laborious to bother.
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No taskbar when undocked? That's not right.

Brad, what controls does your video driver/software provide? Since this is
a laptop it should have options for you to control this better than what
you're describing.

On many laptops, the reset of the laptop display as primary happens
automatically when undocked. If your driver requires extra steps for that
to happen, find out what they are. Resetting the primary monitor should
also rope errant windows back to the (current) main desktop. If not use the
Cascade or Move trick to get the window into view.

Also - some display drivers provide profiles - letting you create one for
docked, one for undocked. Never use this feature much myself but can see
where the extra "tweaking" allowed could be useful in many situations.
 
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