How to Move a Game to an External Monitor in Windows
If you have two monitors or an external monitor with a laptop, some video games may start on the wrong screen. Not a big deal, right? Except it’s not always obvious how to move a fullscreen game to another monitor.
Most modern games are designed with the knowledge that multi-monitor setups are common. That means you’re likely to find an in-game setting where you can specify which display you want the game to be on.
Usually, you’ll find this option under the “video” section of the game’s menu rather than under “graphics,” although some games may combine these sections.
Windows has a universal keyboard shortcut to move an application from one display to another. Simply hold Windows+Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow. This will move the active app to the monitor to the left or right of the current monitor, depending on which arrow key you press.
The keyboard shortcut above doesn’t have a 100% success rate in our experience, but what does is disabling the monitor you don’t want the game to display on. This might sound like a chore, but Windows makes it easy.
Press Windows+P, and you’ll see a menu with different display options.
Here you can choose whether to show the desktop on one monitor, clone it to both monitors or extend your desktop across your monitors. Choose the option corresponding to the one you want the game on, and the other monitor will go dark.
Once you’re done playing, you can simply use the shortcut to activate your monitors again.
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When you have multiple monitors, Windows designates one of them as the primary monitor. Applications should open on the Primary monitor. You can manually change which monitor is the primary one.
Right-click on the desktop and
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