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I have a saved group that is set to open on an external monitor.
The issue is if I am using laptop without external monitor the group will position itself off-screen.
It should detect if no external monitor present/opening in non-visible area and open within the bounds of the active screen area instead.
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Basj,
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Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having trouble.
I tested this, on a PC (not a LT \ docking station).
You may want to check that the PC does not think it still has multiple monitors attached:
That you are not attached to a docking station that things there are. Restart Windows Explorer after you are only with one monitor might be a sound test as well:
Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager
Hi Sean,
It definitely knows that the external monitors are not connected: https://bit.ly/3yemthc
I have 2 external monitors, both connected via usb-c hubs with HDMI ports, no docking station. Laptop is a few months old Dell XPS15 with windows up to date so a pretty standard modern setup.
I restarted Explorer and tried re-opening the group, but it did the same and opened outside of the visible area.
Here's the settings for the .groupy file:
[Group]
GroupCount=5
GroupLeft=-1083
GroupTop=987
GroupRight=3
GroupBottom=1657
GroupMax=0
Locked=0
[GroupyEntry1]
OwnerProcess=C:\Users\jhobs\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\WhatsApp.exe
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
NoPatternMatching=0
CommandLine=
WorkingDirectory=C:\Users\jhobs\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7
Target=C:\Users\jhobs\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2123.7\WhatsApp.exe
MatchingClass=Chrome_WidgetWin_1
[GroupyEntry2]
OwnerProcess=C:\Users\jhobs\AppData\Local\Programs\signal-desktop\Signal.exe
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
NoPatternMatching=0
CommandLine=
WorkingDirectory=C:\Users\jhobs\AppData\Local\Programs\signal-desktop
Target=C:\Users\jhobs\AppData\Local\Programs\signal-desktop\Signal.exe
MatchingClass=Chrome_WidgetWin_1
[GroupyEntry3]
OwnerProcess=C:\Users\jhobs\AppData\Roaming\Telegram Desktop\Telegram.exe
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
NoPatternMatching=0
CommandLine=
WorkingDirectory=C:\Users\jhobs\AppData\Roaming\Telegram Desktop
Target=C:\Users\jhobs\AppData\Roaming\Telegram Desktop\Telegram.exe
MatchingClass=Qt5152QWindowIcon
[GroupyEntry4]
StoreApp=1
OwnerProcess=91750D7E.Slack_8she8kybcnzg4!Slack
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
NoPatternMatching=1
Target=91750D7E.Slack_8she8kybcnzg4!Slack
MatchingClass=Chrome_WidgetWin_1
[GroupyEntry5]
StoreApp=1
OwnerProcess=Microsoft.YourPhone_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
NoPatternMatching=1
Target=Microsoft.YourPhone_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
MatchingClass=ApplicationFrameWindow
I would suspect that is a factor, one that I cannot test, I am afraid.
You are on the most current version, 1.49, yes?
You can always try a purge and reinstall:
https://forums.stardock.com/488142/groupy-support-faq#reinstalling
Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager
Is this bug being investigated any further?
Maybe you could get a test rig that uses USB-C connected monitors as this is now the modern standard and will be an increasingly common setup.
Not so sure about that but it is not something we can readily test.
Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager
If the monitor is unplugged then the groupy group does move itself to the main laptop the screen.
The issue is on initial launch. Could groupy do a check for where the screen bounds are and if it's outside of the visible area perform a calculation to position it within the visible area?
I have been having a similar issue: I normally run Win11 on my laptop with a 4K monitor (laptop closed) and a Groupy off to the right. If I shutdown and take my laptop elsewhere, the Groupy restores when I start it, but it is off-screen and the normal Windows trick of right-click on one of the apps open in Groupy will not let me move it on-screen.
I have found that if I re-zoom my screen (change Display properties from 150% to 125%, Groupy moves the group on-screen for my laptop and I can change back to 150% and the display stays good with Groupy visible.
I hope this helps you figure out the issue - all Win11 and Stardock apps are up-to-date currently,
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