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Launching and Positioning an Application on Startup

November 21, 2017
By using DisplayFusion's powerful custom Functions and Trigger rules, you can automatically launch applications on Windows startup with an exact size and location. The steps and video below demonstrate how to do this for Notepad, but these apply to any application on your system.
  • Open the app and position it where you like. This is where the Trigger rule will position it when activated.
  • Open App
    Position App
  • Right-click the DisplayFusion icon and click "Settings."
    Tray Menu - Settings
  • Select the Functions tab and click the "Custom Function" dropdown. Then click "Add Custom Function."
    Add Custom Function
  • Type a name into the "Name" field (e.g. "Launch Notepad").
  • Click the "Function Action" dropdown and select "Launch Application"
    Configure Function
  • Click the "Select Application" button and double-click your application or select it and click "OK."
  • Select Application
    Select Application Continued
  • Click "OK."
    Finish Custom Function
  • From the Settings menu, now click the "Triggers" tab.
  • Ensure the "Enable Triggers" checkbox is enabled.
    Enable Triggers
  • Click "Add."
    Add Trigger
  • Click the "Event" dropdown and select "DisplayFusion Starts."
    Trigger Event
  • Below the Actions pane, click the "Add" button and select "Run Fuction."
  • Add Function
    Run Function
  • Click the dropdown selector and select the Custom Function you created earlier, then click "OK."
    Function Action
  • Click "OK."
    Save Start Trigger
  • From the Triggers tab, click "Add" again.
  • This time, select "Window Created" from the "Event" dropdown.
    Window Created
  • Enable the "Process Filename" checkbox. From the pop-up window, select the desired application and click "OK."
  • Process Filename Checkbox
    Select Application Continued
  • Below the Actions pane, click "Add" and select "Move Window to Specific Size and Location."
  • Trigger Add
    Move Window Action
  • Drag the blue target onto the application window.
  • Drag Target onto Application
  • Click "OK," then click "OK" on the Edit Trigger window to Save.
  • Window Location
    Edit Trigger Save
  • Click "OK" from the Triggers menu to apply and save your changes.
    Triggers Save

DisplayFusion 9.1 Now Available!

November 15, 2017

We're very excited to announce that DisplayFusion 9.1 is now available for download! This release fixes a few issues that were present in 9.0.

DisplayFusion 9.1 Highlights

  • Important! This build uses a new code signing certificate, you may receive a Smart Screen warning from Microsoft
  • Resolved a memory leak that occurred on some machines
  • Resolved an issue where the screen saver wouldn't start if the wallpaper interval was lower than the screen saver timeout
  • Resolved an issue where icons were missing from Alt+Tab window with certain settings
  • Resolved an issue that caused the desktop to flash when using Website wallpaper
  • A few other minor fixes and improvements

Updating DisplayFusion

We encourage everyone to update to this new version today to take advantage of these improvements. If you've already purchased DisplayFusion, it's a lifetime license, so you can upgrade to this version at no cost! If you would like to see a complete list of all the changes, please visit the DisplayFusion Change Log. We'd like to send out a big thanks to the dozens of people who helped with the DisplayFusion translations, and the thousands of people that helped test the Beta versions. Thanks everyone!

DisplayFusion 9.1 Screenshots

Monitor Fading
Monitor Fading
Monitor Fading Settings
Monitor Fading Settings

DisplayFusion 9.1 Beta 2 Now Available!

November 10, 2017

We're very excited to announce that DisplayFusion 9.1 Beta 2 is available for download! This release fixes a few issues that were discovered after the release of DisplayFusion 9.0.

DisplayFusion 9.1 Beta 2 Highlights

  • This build uses a new code signing certificate. If prompted by Windows SmartScreen when launching the first time, it is safe to ignore.
  • Website Wallpaper no longer flashes
  • Resolved an issue with WallpaperFusion caching
  • Wallpaper should no longer steal focus when changing on some machines
  • A few other minor fixes and changes.

Updating DisplayFusion

We encourage anyone who likes to test the bleeding edge to update to this new version today to take advantage of these improvements. If you've already purchased DisplayFusion, it's a lifetime license, so you can upgrade to this version at no cost! If you would like to see a complete list of all the changes, please visit the DisplayFusion Beta Change Log.

Monitor Fading
Monitor Fading
Monitor Fading Settings
Monitor Fading Settings

DisplayFusion 9.1 Beta 1 Now Available!

November 3, 2017

We're very excited to announce that DisplayFusion 9.1 Beta 1 is available for download! This release fixes a few issues that were discovered after the release of DisplayFusion 9.0.

DisplayFusion 9.1 Beta 1 Highlights

  • This build uses a new code signing certificate. If prompted by Windows SmartScreen when launching the first time, it is safe to ignore.
  • Fixed a major memory/thread leak.
  • Fixed an issue with Wallpaper Abyss not retaining its settings in slideshow mode.
  • A few other minor fixes and changes.

Updating DisplayFusion

We encourage anyone who likes to test the bleeding edge to update to this new version today to take advantage of these improvements. If you've already purchased DisplayFusion, it's a lifetime license, so you can upgrade to this version at no cost! If you would like to see a complete list of all the changes, please visit the DisplayFusion Beta Change Log.

Monitor Fading
Monitor Fading
Monitor Fading Settings
Monitor Fading Settings

DisplayFusion 9.0 Now Available and All Products On Sale!

October 25, 2017

We're very excited to announce that DisplayFusion 9.0 is now available for download! We've updated the application icons, added a Monitor Fading feature, and Reddit as an online wallpaper source. We've also greatly improved support for mixed-DPI environments on Windows 10!

Important Note! Our prices have stayed the same for the over 7 years, but it's now time to make some small increases to continue to support development. To allow current and prospective customers time to purchase before the prices go up, we're running a sale with most license types at 50% off until Nov 1st, 2017!

DisplayFusion 9.0 Highlights

  • New icon set
  • New Monitor Fading feature for automatically dimming unused monitors and windows
  • New wallpaper provider: Reddit
  • Removed wallpaper provider: Panoramio (site closed)
  • Fixed an issue where wallpaper lost the selected image in some cases
  • Updated Google Images wallpaper source to work with their new API
  • Huge improvements to support for mixed-DPI environments on Windows 10
  • New "Process Created" and "Process Ended" Trigger Events
  • Desktop icon now opens the Settings window
  • Fixed Wallpaper Source selector not working on some systems
  • Fixed some Video wallpaper issues
  • Start Menu X now opens correctly on non-Primary monitors
  • Resolved an issue where Monitor Profiles got updated with the wrong settings when loaded
  • 47 languages bundled (if you'd like to help translate DisplayFusion into your language, please contact us)
  • Many other performance, stability, and bug fixes

Updating DisplayFusion

We encourage everyone to update to this new version today to take advantage of these improvements. If you've already purchased DisplayFusion, it's a lifetime license, so you can upgrade to this version at no cost! If you would like to see a complete list of all the changes, please visit the DisplayFusion Change Log. We'd like to send out a big thanks to the dozens of people who helped with the DisplayFusion translations, and the thousands of people that helped test the Beta versions. Thanks everyone!

DisplayFusion 9.0 Screenshots

Monitor Fading
Monitor Fading
Monitor Fading Settings
Monitor Fading Settings
Reddit Wallpaper Provider
Reddit Wallpaper Provider

DisplayFusion 9.0 Beta 5 Now Available!

October 24, 2017

We're very excited to announce that DisplayFusion 9.0 Beta 5 is available for download! This release is mostly behind the scenes improvements, but also adds a new feature called Monitor Fading.

DisplayFusion 9.0 Beta 5 Highlights

  • Added the Monitor Fading feature for dimming monitors or windows.
  • Updated Wallpaper Abyss to use their new API.
  • Minor improvements to video wallpaper.
  • Disabled mini previews on the Settings > Screen Saver tab as they are unreliable. You can still do a full screen preview.
  • Added new "Process Created" and "Process Ended" Trigger Events.
  • The Website Screen Saver now displays at the correct size.
  • Many other bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements

Updating DisplayFusion

We encourage anyone who likes to test the bleeding edge to update to this new version today to take advantage of these improvements. If you've already purchased DisplayFusion, it's a lifetime license, so you can upgrade to this version at no cost! If you would like to see a complete list of all the changes, please visit the DisplayFusion Beta Change Log.

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Settings: Monitor Fading
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