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Computer freezes every 5 seconds?!
Author: Bogdan Polishchuk. Hello, badbob001 "my computer would momentarily freeze every 5 seconds." Please see whether the "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" option is enabled (AMM configuration module > Layout and Snap > Windows Layout > Bind the layout to the desktop geomtery), and if it is, then disable it and press Apply. See whether it solves the ...
Modified: 10/01/2018
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Shortcut for cleaning up two monitors (Hibernation Problem)
Author: Bogdan Polishchuk. Hello, Oliver Thank you for appreciation of our work. Could you clarify in what exactly manner the windows are confused after hibernation? Are they all placed on the primary monitor? Is the option "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" enabled (AWM configuration module > Layout and Snap > Windows Layout > Bind the layout to the desktop geometry)? Best regards.
Modified: 06/17/2020
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Automatically Save and Restore Window Positions on Sleep/Resume
Author: Bogdan Polishchuk. Hello, Reinhard Is the "Bind the layout to the dekstop geometry" option enabled in the configuraton module (AWM configuration module > Layout and Snap > Windows Layout > Bind the layout to the dekstop geometry)? It should store the windows layout for each monitors ...
Modified: 05/28/2019
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Losing the bindings of windows to tiles; how to avoid it, Multiple windows placed in one tile; after resizing of the active tile
Author: Kai Tischler. Imagine the following scenario: - I have not enough screen real estate on my current one-monitor setup - I choose a 2x2 tiling layout - I have more than 4 important windows in my virtual desktop, though - Therefore, I bind several windows to one and the same tile - After resizing the active tiled window, the following seems to hold true for the inactive tiled windows bound to the same tile: - They have not been automatically resized, too - Therefore, they don't fit ...
Modified: 02/18/2017
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Automatic Audio Playback Redirection
... the same board of your video card). Solution Now Actual Multiple Monitors comes to help you restore that relation and solve the above-mentioned problem: it offers the Per-application Audio Device Switcher facility that, in particular, allows you to bind available audio devices installed in your system to connected monitors. After you specify the required bindings, the program will automatically redirect the audio output on a per-application basis, depending which monitor the sound-playing app's ...
Modified: 02/27/2019
Path: Actual Tools / Articles
Home vs Office with Multiple Monitors
Author: Robert Hall. Alex, Thank you for your response. To answer your question, Yes, I've had the window binding enabled since I purchased the software. Attached in the photo are the boxes I have checked (all of them). Does this feature only work when switching between layouts while the computer is on? I turn the computer off between switching locations ...
Modified: 02/11/2022
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Longer shutdown W7 with AMM
... you've sent and unfortunately we still haven't figured out what causes the problem. Could you try to disable the following features one by one and see whether the problem still persists after disabling each one of them, before disasbling another: "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" (AMM configuration module > Layout and Snap > Windows Layout > Bind the layout...). Then "Multi-monitor taskbar" (AMM configuration module > Multiple Monitors > Taskbar > Multi-monitor ...
Modified: 02/25/2020
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Constant Crashing
... around the time of the freezing? If there are any such events in the logs, then provide more detailed information about them. You can make screenshots of detailed description of the events and send them to support@actualtools.com. Is the option "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" enabled in the configuration module of Actual Multiple Monitors (Layout and Snap > Windows Layout > Bind the layout...)? Does the problem happen if you disable this option? What is your graphics card ...
Modified: 04/02/2021
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deep sleep feature
Author: Bogdan Polishchuk. Hello, pureehatred Thank you for contacting us. "would be nice to have feature to remember position of apps before screen goes into deep sleep, and once it gets connected back, to restore its position." The "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" (https://www.actualtools.com/windowmanager/help/userinterface/opt_layout.php#auto_restore) feature should let you accomplish this (Actual Tools program configuration module > Layout and Snap > Windows ...
Modified: 08/10/2022
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deep sleep feature
Author: Bogdan Polishchuk. pureehatred, I apologize for the delay in replying to you. Could you try to disable the option "Restore only when monitors get connected or disconnected" of the "Bind the layout..." feature and see whether the feature works in this case (Actual Tools program configuration module > Layout and Snap > Windows Layout > Bind the layout... > Restore only when monitors get connected or disconnected)....
Modified: 10/26/2022
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Needs to have this one feature
... "And I want the tray icons to remain on that monitor and that virtual desktop." So, did you mean tray icons, not usual open app taskbar buttons? "As long as the icons return to the correct position when the resolution is restored (which the Bind thingy will do) I'm good." But the "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" feature has nothing to do with the desktop icons order. But if using our software makes the problem go away - that's great. If it doesn't you can use the ...
Modified: 02/24/2023
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Strange Windows Explorer Issue
Author: technoid. The problem seems to occur when the CPU cores running AWM and Windows Explorer are relatively busy and "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" is enabled.
Modified: 09/09/2018
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Needs to have this one feature
... programs on a virtual desktop, on a specific monitor. And I want the tray icons to remain on that monitor and that virtual desktop. This is one thing that confused me about 'ActualTools', it seems to do one or the other but not both. >> Does "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" solves the problem? Yes, it appears it does. >> Do you need to prevent resolution change or you want to prevent re-arranging of the icons? I would like to prevent resolution change, but that seems unlikely ...
Modified: 02/16/2023
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AWM 8.13+ causing lag/interference with mouse cursor
Author: Bogdan Polishchuk. Hello, Jim Thank you for contacting us. Could you install the latest version again, disable the "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" option and see whether the problem persists (AWM configuration module > Layout and Snap > Windows Layout > Bind the layout to the desktop geometry)? If the problem still persists, could you open the ...
Modified: 10/25/2019
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Multiple Monitor remembering after off/on
Author: Joe Brunet. In that case, I don't think the Bind the layout to the desktop geometry option is working for this situation. Do the monitors need to be the same model for this to work?
Modified: 08/04/2023
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Multiple Monitor remembering after off/on
Author: Alex Fadeyev. Joe, The Bind the layout to the desktop geometry option (//www.actualtools.com/windowmanager/help/userinterface/opt_layout.php#auto_restore) suits better to the described situation, please try it out.
Modified: 08/01/2023
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Constant Crashing
... around the time of the freezing? If there are any such events in the logs, then provide more detailed information about them. You can make screenshots of detailed description of the events and send them to support@actualtools.com. Is the option "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" enabled in the configuration module of Actual Multiple Monitors (Layout and Snap > Windows Layout > Bind the layout...)? Does the problem happen if you disable this option? What is your graphics card ...
Modified: 03/25/2021
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
AWM 8.13+ causing lag/interference with mouse cursor
Author: Jim Fraley. Bogdan, great news! I just did as you suggested and everything seems to be working great with the "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" option re-enabled. Thank you for the amazing support! Jim
Modified: 11/14/2019
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Needs to have this one feature
... for virtual desktops - there are always only taskbar buttons of the apps which are on the currently active virtual desktop in the taskbar. "When I wake it up, login, etc, all the windows are now on one monitor." You can try the feature "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" (AWM configuration module > Layout and Snap > Windows Layout > "Bind the layout..." option). It automatically saves the placement of the open windows for particular monitor configuration ...
Modified: 02/16/2023
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
W10 no more repositioning of windows after turn off the monitors
... shouldn't automatically reapply the settings to all windows upon waking up from the power saving mode or upon changing of the monitors configuration. But there is a feature that may help you in this situation. Have you tried to use the feature "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" (AMM configuration module > Layout and Snap > Windows Layout > Bind the layout...)? The feature saves the windows layout for a monitors configuration and when you switch back to this configuration ...
Modified: 03/31/2022
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Audio not switching to monitor
Author: Nelson Lopes. Thank you Bogdan. I believe I may have found an issue in AMM. I went to the Audio Device-To-Monitor Binding settings and bound my monitors #1 and #2 to the correct audio device (each monitor's speakers). However, since my monitors have the exact same name - I believe it keeps defaulting (using) the first monitor (monitor #1) in AMM. Please see my attached ...
Modified: 06/20/2018
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Pinning to taskbar not working on secondary screens
... applications you've noticed the problem with (if they're MS Store versions - specify this too). What are the values of the "Change the size of text..." option from Windows Display Settings for each monitor? Could you disable the option "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" and see whether the applications stay on the secondary monitors upon waking the computer from hibernation (AMM configuration module > Layout and snap > Windows layout > Bind the layout...)?
Modified: 12/20/2022
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Automatically Save and Restore Window Positions on Sleep/Resume
Author: Bogdan Polishchuk. Reinhard, Could you please check whether the windows restore their positions and sizes if you disable one of the monitors in the Windows display settings and then enable it (the mentioned "Bind the layout to the dekstop geometry" option should be enabled). Best regards.
Modified: 06/16/2019
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Home vs Office with Multiple Monitors
... Alex Fadeyev. Robert, Thank you for your request. We have a tool developed exactly for the solution of your problem - automatic window layout keeper (https://www.actualtools.com/windowmanager/help/features/layout.php#multi). Did you try to enable the Bind the layout to the desktop geometry option mentioned in the article by the link above?
Modified: 02/10/2022
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Screensaver issue on 4k
Author: Alex Fadeyev. Jaiden, Thank you for the feedback, that's really great news! As for "my windows are still shoved back to my main display" - did you try to utilize the Bind the layout to the desktop geometry (https://www.actualtools.com/windowmanager/help/features/layout.php#multi) feature? It's intended to solve problems like yours.
Modified: 10/24/2020
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
[CONFIRMED] Pinning to taskbar not working on secondary screens
... applications you've noticed the problem with (if they're MS Store versions - specify this too). What are the values of the "Change the size of text..." option from Windows Display Settings for each monitor? Could you disable the option "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" and see whether the applications stay on the secondary monitors upon waking the computer fr om hibernation (AMM configuration module > Layout and snap > Windows layout > Bind the layout...)?" ...
Modified: 12/21/2022
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
4 finger swipe for virtual desktops, 4 finger swipe for virtual desktops in actual window manager
Author: Wes Warner. It would be nice to have 4 finger swipe work with virtual desktops. It is currently setup on my laptop to swipe between the built in windows desktops, and there doesn't appear to be a way that I can bind that functionality to virtual desktops in actual window manager.
Modified: 03/10/2018
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Multiple Monitor remembering after off/on
Author: Bogdan Polishchuk. Hello, Joe Could you clarify what exactly happens when you use the option "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry"? Is the Firefox window not placed to the bottom monitor when you enabled it? "we want the monitor on the top to stay exactly how it was; displaying Chrome" Do you need Firefox to not be displayed ...
Modified: 08/11/2023
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Mouse Support in Hotkeys
Author: Bogdan Polishchuk. Hello, Mike Sorry for such long delay in replying to you. "I'd love to bind the mouse wheel or side mouse buttons to the hotkeys that change virtual desktops so I can simply move the cursor between screens and cycle between that screen's virtual desktops" We'll consider your request and will post here if the feature ...
Modified: 02/13/2022
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Mouse Support in Hotkeys
Author: Mike Warcholik. I love the feature of independent virtual desktops per monitor, but I'm not sold. I find the hotkeys to be inefficient. I'd love to bind the mouse wheel or side mouse buttons to the hotkeys that change virtual desktops so I can simply move the cursor between screens and cycle between that screen's virtual desktops (e.g. win+mousewheelup/down for next/previous desktop on that display)....
Modified: 12/14/2021
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Tab+Alt issue
Author: disco__. Hello, I've been using AMM quite successfully to control window deactivation while gaming (program in this case is Counterstrike: Global Offensive) however due to my binds I've recently been pressing Tab then Alt and its causing me to tab out, even though I have a rule set for CS to ignore deactivation AND when I hit Alt then Tab it is successfully ignored. Is there some way to disable this from happening? Thanks....
Modified: 03/11/2017
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Atlanta Falcons arrive in Houston for Super Bowl LI, Atlanta Falcons arrive in Houston for Super Bowl LI
... best partner and father he can be. That night was not typical of the Ray Rice we know and respect. Glutamate and ALS linked mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) activate p38 and the resulting phosphorylation of kinesin light chain inhibits cargo fr om binding to the motor protein. Glutamate and mutant SOD1 activate p38 and CDK5 kinase, which phosphorylate neurofilaments and prevent neurofilament from binding to the motor protein.. "Our strategy is about leveraging big cultural moments and nfl ...
Modified: 09/29/2019
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Mouse wheel for mouse actions, bind actions to use of the mouse wheel
Author: John LoVerso. I've been using AWMenu for a long time. It meets (and exceeds) my needs for adding manual rollup of windows. I'm very happy with it. Lately, I've been using XFCE on Linux and gotten used to being able to rollup/rolldown a window via using the mouse wheel on the titlebar. I'm still using 6.7.2, but it doesn't look like the latest version has adding mouse wheel movement to the actions: http://www.actualtools.com/windowmanager/help/userinterface/opt_mouse.php I'm requesting this...
Modified: 01/16/2015
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W10 no more repositioning of windows after turn off the monitors
Author: Florian Rahm. Hello Bogdan, Windows Version is 21H1 19043.1586 ( will update this weekend to 21H2) AMM is the newest version 8.14.6.1 Bind the layout to the desktop geometry is already active after installing the newest amm version. I've meant the newest amd adrivers for my graphics card. My 4 montiors are connect with 3x DP and 1x HDMI Always the apps of the monitor with the HDMI ...
Modified: 04/01/2022
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Strange Windows Explorer Issue
... minimized to and restored from the taskbar." Do you mean there are two situations when this happens? What is the first one? Just all the applications that were maximized suddenly become normal size? "Now I have disabled the new feature "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry"" Let us know whether it helps. "Mostly I use only the main monitor and switch off the second monitor meanwhile." How exactly you switch the monitor off? How often you switch it on? Best regards....
Modified: 08/31/2018
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
AWM 8.13+ causing lag/interference with mouse cursor
... PH315-52-78VL' Windows 10 Home Intel Core i7-9750H 15.6" FHD IPS 144MHz LCD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti, 6GB GDDR6 VRAM 16GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD After installing 8.14.1, under Layout and Snap > Windows Layout, I disabled "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" and the cursor lag went away. That seems to be the cause, as you suspected. With that disabled, I am experiencing no problems. Now that we know which option is unhappy with my new laptop, is there something ...
Modified: 10/25/2019
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Automatically Save and Restore Window Positions on Sleep/Resume
.... Then the windows from this monitor were replaced to the other monitor. Then you've enabled the monitor you previously disabled and all the windows stayed on the other monitor and none of them were moved to the monitor you've enabled? And the "Bind the layout to the dekstop geometry" option was enabled? Did you wait at least 5 seconds after moving the windows to the monitor before you disabled it? What monitor you've disabled? Was it displayed in the display settings when it was disabled?...
Modified: 07/03/2019
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Strange Windows Explorer Issue
... windows change its state from maximized to normal size, also when it was minimized to and restored from the taskbar. I had this also only while testing the beta 8.13 for 2 weeks, but never with versions before. Now I have disabled the new feature "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry". Maybe this could be the problem. Mostly I use only the main monitor and switch off the second monitor meanwhile.
Modified: 08/31/2018
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
[FIXED] Multi monitor taskbar not appearing at boot
... GIURGIU. Dear all, I've been having an issue on my work laptop since I upgraded to the W10 anniversary edition 1607. The problem is that most times after a reboot, the taskbars do not appear on any of my monitors. The other features (titlebar buttons, key bindings, window positioning, etc) work as intended, it's just the taskbars that don't show up. If I stop - start AWM nothing changes and the same goes for re-installation. Also, I've tried deleting the MultimonTaskbar registry key as suggested in http://www....
Modified: 10/21/2016
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Actual Windows Manager v8.10 problems with Windows 10 x64
... order - you can drag a tab out of a container to create another container - you can close a tab by clicking its Close button or by middle click on its caption - you can close the entire container so all its tabs will also be closed Note: This feature binds Windows Explorer windows to be always placed into a container so there will be no "free" Explorer windows. You can enable/disable this feature in the "Files and Folders - Tabbed Explorer" panel." Unticked the box and, et ...
Modified: 01/09/2017
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AMM - Performance problems with version 8.14.2
... Multiple Monitors > Audio Switcher > Enable Audio Switcher - Window Settings > Default Settings > Startup > Move to monitor - Window Settings > Default Settings > all title buttons in the list - Layout and Snap > Windows Layout > Bind the layout to the desktop geometry - Layout and Snap > Desktop Divider > Enable Desktop Divider - Layout and Snap > Window Snapping > Aero Snap - Mouse > Multiple Monitors > Tight monitor boundaries - Mouse > Multiple Monitors ...
Modified: 12/03/2019
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W10 no more repositioning of windows after turn off the monitors
..., Florian Sorry for the delay in replying to you. "Any clue ?" It seems that the graphics card output indexes change after the monitors are disabled due to sleep mode/energy saving mode and then enabled again. Could you make sure the "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" option is still enabled. Also see whether the option "Collect usage statistics" is enabled (AMM configuration module > Options > General > Collect usage statistics). Then send us your Actual ...
Modified: 05/15/2022
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Audio not switching to monitor
Author: Bogdan Polishchuk. Hello, Nelson There were some changes in the Audio Switcher feature, they're just not listed. Does this problem where it's impossible to bind different audio devices with the same names to the monitors with the same names still persist? "If I choose a different audio device for monitor #2, like my headset - it works! (i.e. remembers that value and when I switch my app to the other ...
Modified: 08/02/2018
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Strange Windows Explorer Issue
... become normal size and such windows which were actually minimized, but were maximized before and which should be maximized again with an click to its taskbar icon, become also normal size. "technoid wrote: Now I have disabled the new feature "Bind the layout to the desktop geometry" "Bogdan Polishchuk wrote: Let us know whether it helps."" It seems to help. Update: It helps! "technoid wrote: Mostly I use only the main monitor and switch off the second monitor meanwhile....
Modified: 09/01/2018
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Audio not switching to monitor
... Default"." Where exactly you've set it this way? Do you mean you selected "Application Default"? "I don't see a "Bound to audio device" option" In order to make the "Bound to monitor" option work, you need to bind audio devices to the monitors first. Go to the Audio Switcher section of the AMM configuration module (AMM configuration module > Multiple Monitors > Audio Switcher) and specify an audio device in the "Bound audio device" option for ...
Modified: 06/19/2018
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
Audio not switching to monitor
Author: Nelson Lopes. Hi Bogdan, "Does this problem where it's impossible to bind different audio devices with the same names to the monitors with the same names still persist?" It's different - as nothing switches now. "If I choose a different audio device for monitor #2, like my headset - it works! (i.e. remembers ...
Modified: 08/03/2018
Path: Actual Tools / Forums
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