Lightroom Classic Second Monitor Problems

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May 25, 2020
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I use the second monitor function as a rule. It frequently has not worked well. Turning off the the second monitor display without rhyme or reason.

I'm running with two identical 4k montiors, setup in extended mode.

Recently Windows 10 did an update that has resulted in application windows being resized and moved everytime the montiors go in sleep mode. I thought that was the extent of the problems. But now I find that Lightroom will open the second montior window on top of the main window. If I set it up in Loupe view, then I can't get back to the main window. When I manage to get the second monitor window to open on the physical second montior, it doesnt stay there. It will close by it self, and then when the second montior window button is clicked it re-opens on top of the main window (on the first monitor).

This is frustrating beyond belief! Is anyone else having this problem and/or found a solution.ggac

Windows 10 version 1903 x64 based system (KB4497165) 2020-01

2-ggACER CB281HK monitors (1 connected via Display Port and the other via HDMI)

Nvidia GEforce GTX 1080 8mb current driver

Lightroom classic 9.2.1

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Kenny Fine

Participant

Having the exact same problem. Having a computer tech over tomorrow to see what's going on. I switched my Windows 10 to single monitor and it works. But I can no longer use Lightroom with two monitors.

GoldingD

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Nvidia GEforce GTX 1080 8mb current driver

Current Driver. On this communityPage the following are dirty words

Latest

Current

Up to date

Often, these words turn out to be false, heck one member had "current" Lightroom, turned out Lightroom 7.2 while actual current was 9.1. Some appear to think MS updates keeps all drivers up to date, i.e. do not assume, prove. Prove I am wrong.

So, exactly what GPU driver version as Lightroom classic reports it. Heck please post your system info as Lightroom Classic reports it (this really should be a default behavior in postings) in Lightroom Classic, click on Help, then System Info, then Copy. Paste into a reply, include all info from first line down to and including plug-in info,

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stevec83638780Author

Participating Frequently

Ok, here it is:

Lightroom Classic version: 9.2.1 [ 202004070813-7699d98a ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en
Operating system: Windows 10 - Business Edition
Version: 10.0.18362
Application architecture: x64
System architecture: x64
Logical processor count: 12
Processor speed: 3.6 GHz
SqLite Version: 3.30.1
Built-in memory: 65342.7 MB
Real memory available to Lightroom: 65342.7 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 9542.8 MB (14.6%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 12471.8 MB
GDI objects count: 1199
USER objects count: 3784
Process handles count: 3610
Memory cache size: 16743.2MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 12.2.1 [ 415 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 4620MB / 32671MB (14%)
Camera Raw real memory: 4635MB / 65342MB (7%)
System DPI setting: 144 DPI (high DPI mode)
Desktop composition enabled: Yes
Displays: 1) 3840x2160, 2) 3840x2160
Input types: Multitouch: No, Integrated touch: No, Integrated pen: Yes, External touch: No, External pen: Yes, Keyboard: No

Graphics Processor Info:
DirectX: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (26.21.14.4587)

Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom Classic
Library Path: I:\Users\Ottercove\Pictures\Lightroom\Lightroom 3 Catalog-3.lrcat
Settings Folder: C:\Users\otter\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom

Installed Plugins:
1) AdobeStock
2) Export to Photomatix Pro
3) Facebook
4) Flickr
5) HDR Efex Pro 2
6) Helicon Focus Export
7) LR/Mogrify 2
😎 Nikon Tether Plugin

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Brent Looyenga

Participant

I'm having this exact same problem on my imac. Extremely frustrating. Not sure if you got this figured out?

GoldingD

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2-ggACER CB281HK monitors (1 connected via Display Port and the other via HDMI)
Nvidia GEforce GTX 1080 8mb current driver

Why are you connecting that one monitor to HDMI? Does not that GPU have 3 Display Port connectors? Mixing Display Port with HDMI is problematic. Using HDMI on Lightroom Classic is problematic.

following is not a direct correlation to HDMI/DP but of interest if you connect HDMI:

https://fstoppers.com/education/one-driver-option-could-be-ruining-your-monitors-accuracy-340911

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stevec83638780Author

Participating Frequently

That's a good question. Honestly don't know why I did it that way, given I have cables available. So, now both monitors are connected via Displayport. However, that hasn't impacted the behavior of the 2nd window function.