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Splitting a Spanned Remote Desktop (RDP) Session

April 13, 2015

In Windows 7, if you want to do a true multi-monitor remote desktop session, both the local and remote machine need to be running Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate. If you're using a different version, you can still span the remote desktop session across all of your monitors, but it will be treated as one large display. Using DisplayFusion, you can split that spanned session into smaller virtual monitors.

The steps below assume that you have two monitors of equal screen resolution on your local machine (the machine you're connecting from). If you have more than two monitors of equal screen resolution, just make sure to setup the splits in step 5 appropriately (i.e. 3x1 for 3 monitors).

Install DisplayFusion on the remote machine.
Open Start > Run (or press Win + R) and enter
```
mstsc.exe /span
```
. Note: The monitors connected to your local machine must all be the same resolution for this command to work.
Enter the remote computer name and click "Connect."
Open the DisplayFusion "Monitor Configuration" window, and click the "Splits and Padding" button.
On the remote machine (in your RDP session), click the "Preset Splits" button and choose "2x1."

Click OK to close the Splits and Padding window, and OK again to close the Monitor Configuration window.

You should now have two virtual monitors inside your spanned remote desktop session.

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Top WallpaperFusion Members for March 2015

April 1, 2015

Congratulations to our top contributing members for March 2015! They have been hard at work submitting, rating, and discussing images on WallpaperFusion, and have racked up some impressive reputation scores along the way!

Contributors

10.

JigsawMania

10.

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FileSeek 4.3 Now Available!

March 27, 2015

We're happy to announce that FileSeek 4.3 is now available for download! This release contains a few important fixes and changes:

Added a new tab in the Settings window for controlling Preview Handlers
Added an option to the Settings > Search tab to allow CSV/HTML exports to show lines before and after the matched text
Improved memory usage when a lot of results are returned
FileSeek will no longer crash when previewing a file that has a corrupt preview handler

Updating FileSeek

We encourage everyone to update to the new version today. We'd like to send out a big thank you to everyone who helped beta test FileSeek, and to the translators who worked hard to make FileSeek available in their native languages!

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Randomly Load a Wallpaper Profile

March 13, 2015

When you've created multiple wallpaper profiles, you can associate them with monitor profiles, but you can also apply them randomly. Follow the directions here to have your wallpaper profiles randomly selected.

You will need two or more Wallpaper Profiles for this function to work.

Confirm or Configure Multiple Wallpaper Profiles

Right-click the DisplayFusion tray icon and click "Desktop Wallpaper." You can also access this via the Options tab in Settings.
Click the Wallpaper Profile dropdown.

If you have two or more Wallpaper Profiles, continue to the directions below. Otherwise, create additional profiles before continuing.

Downloading the Function

Right-click the DisplayFusion icon and click "Settings."
Select the Functions tab and click the "Scripted Function" dropdown. Then click "Download Scripted Function."

Double-click the "Randomly Load a Wallpaper Profile" function.
The Scripted Function window will open. Click "OK" to complete the download and add it to your Function list.
From the Settings window, click "OK."

Configure the Task Scheduler

Download the Scheduled Task XML
On your computer, open the Windows Task Scheduler.
Click "Task Scheduler Library" in the left pane, then "Import Task..." in the right pane.
Select the Scheduled Task XML file you downloaded previously, and click "Open."
The Create Task dialog window will open. Here you can customize various Triggers, Actions, etc. for the new task.
Once complete, click "OK" to save the Scheduled Task.

To schedule a time or event to apply a specific Wallpaper Profile, see this guide: Scheduling Wallpaper Changes

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Top WallpaperFusion Members for February 2015

March 1, 2015

Congratulations to our top contributing members for February 2015! They have been hard at work submitting, rating, and discussing images on WallpaperFusion, and have racked up some impressive reputation scores along the way!

Contributors

10.

JigsawMania

10.

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Custom CheckCentral Push Notification Sounds

February 20, 2015

The latest versions of the CheckCentral mobile apps now support custom push notification sounds, so that you can customize your alerts to your liking! The custom notification sounds are available in version 1.4 and up, so if you're not seeing those options in the Settings on the mobile app, switch to the Help page and scroll to the bottom of the page to make sure that you're running 1.4 or higher.

You can set the notification sound for each notification type (Success, Warning, and Failure). For each type, you can choose either the System Default, CheckCentral Default, or a custom notification sound on your device.

To configure the notification sounds:

Open the CheckCentral mobile app
Tap the menu button (top-left)
Tap the Settings item in the menu
Use the buttons on the Settings page to select your notification sounds
Tap the Test button to get a test notification

If you don't receive the test notification when you tap the Test button, scroll to the bottom of the Settings page and tap the Re-register button to try re-registering your device for push notifications.

Customizing Notifications

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Preventing Game Windows From Minimizing

February 13, 2015

DisplayFusion contains a built-in Function called "Prevent Window Deactivation," which keeps windows maximized when switching to other windows or screens. This Function can be run for a game window either manually via a key combination or automatically via a Trigger rule. The steps below will show you how to do both.

Note: Though applicable for most games, behaviour may vary. This guide will not work for online games that use anti-cheat software like Easy Anti-Cheat or Battleye.

Prevent Window Deactivation via Hotkey

Right-click the DisplayFusion icon and click "Settings."
Click the "Functions" tab and select the "Prevent Window Deactivation (keeps game windows focused)" Function. Double-click the Function or select it and click the "Edit" button.

Configure a key combination for the Function and click "OK."
From the "Functions" tab, click "OK" to apply and save your changes.

Pressing the configured key combination will run the Function with a "whoosh" sound notification. (Use Alt+Tab to exit the game the game.) If the Function fails to run, see the next section (Prevent Window Deactivation via Triggers).

Prevent Window Deactivation via Triggers

Global hotkeys may be disabled while running select full-screen games. This will negate use of the key combination, but you can still run the Function with a Trigger rule. The steps below are for an example Trigger rule which will run the Prevent Window Deactivation function after a 60 second delay.

Right-click the DisplayFusion icon and click "Settings."
Ensure the "Enable Triggers" checkbox is enabled.

Click "Add."
Enable the "Process Filename" checkbox. From the pop-up selection window, double-click your application or select it and click "OK." For games or folders not listed, use the "Browse" button.

In our example, we're using a wildcard (*) for all games in the "common" folder of the Steam application, (i.e.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\*

Beneath the Actions pane, click the "Add" dropdown and select "Wait."

Type the number of milliseconds for the Wait Action (e.g. 6000) and click "OK."
Click "Add" again and select "Run Function."

Select "Prevent Window Deactivation (keeps game windows focused)" and click "OK."
Click "OK."
From the "Triggers" tab, click "OK" to apply and save your changes.

Tips

For more widespread application of this Function, use wildcards When specifying the "Process Filename" in the Trigger rule. For example: If your games are all stored in D:\Games, enter
```
D:\Games\*
```
in the Process Filename text box to run the Trigger on all games in that directory.
Some games lock the mouse cursor to the window. Configure and run the "Lock/Unlock Mouse Cursor to Current Window" or "Lock/Unlock Mouse Cursor to Current Monitor" Functions as a solution.
This Function won't immediately work for select games. Switch the game to windowed mode (Alt+Enter) and back to full screen (Alt+Enter again), or Alt+Tab twice to back out and return to the game window.

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FileSeek 4.1 Now Available!

February 6, 2015

We're happy to announce that FileSeek 4.1 is now available for download! This release contains a few important fixes and changes:

The context menu in Windows Explorer can now handle opening multiple files in one instance of FileSeek
You can now drag and drop files into the Include and Exclude files and paths text boxes to automatically append them
An preview area has been added to the results pane
FileSeek now searches root UNC network paths correctly (i.e. \\server)
Resolved an issue where the include files box gets cleared when opening FileSeek from the Explorer context menu
Resolved an issue where date filters were not saved correctly in search profiles

Updating FileSeek

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Top WallpaperFusion Members for January 2015

February 1, 2015

Congratulations to our top contributing members for January 2015! They have been hard at work submitting, rating, and discussing images on WallpaperFusion, and have racked up some impressive reputation scores along the way!

Contributors

10.

JigsawMania

10.

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My Videos Wallpaper Source FAQ

January 13, 2015

The DisplayFusion My Videos wallpaper source will let you use your video files or animated images as your desktop wallpaper.

To use the My Videos wallpaper source, you will need to have Windows 8 or later installed on your computer, a working version of DirectX 9, and the correct video codecs to view your media files.

Why Are My Videos Not Playing?

Windows Settings

Windows Animation settings might be interfering with video playback. Make sure animations are enabled in Windows by doing the following:

Click on the Start button.
Search for "Control Panel" and click on it.
Click on "Ease of Access Center" (You may need to click "Ease of Access" first when in Category view).
Under "Explore all settings," click "Make the computer easier to see."
Disable the "Turn off all unnecessary animations (when possible)" option.
Click "Apply," then "OK."

Codecs

Codecs are programs that are installed on your computer that help encode and decode video files. Windows comes with basic ones that let you view common file formats, such as DivX encoded files (usually .avi), or Windows Media Video files (.wmv).

To view other file formats, you may need to install a codec pack to help DisplayFusion make sense of your media. There are many packs to chose from, but if you are new to the concept of codecs, we recommend this light weight package.

Check that you've installed the correct codec versions for your system (i.e. 64-bit version of codecs for 64-bit Windows).

To learn more about codecs, please view this site.

DirectX 9

All versions of Windows 7 and later have a working copy of DirectX that will be compatible with the My Videos wallpaper source, but sometimes different software installations can change files or even corrupt them.

To check your DirectX installation, run the dxdialog to see the status of your installation. To run the dialog, open the Run window by pressing Win + R and type '

dxdiag

' in the text field.

Click "OK." This will run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
Click on each tab or use the "Next Page" button to view each page's details and notes which may reveal problems.

If you have any DirectX problems, we recommend downloading this distributable pack to fix your installation.

Why Can't I Hear the Audio?

Videos in My Videos Wallpaper Source are muted by default. To unmute them, do the following:

Right-click the DisplayFusion tray icon and click "Desktop Wallpaper." You can also access this via the Options tab in Settings.
Click on "Wallpaper Settings."
Click "Mute all audio for the video wallpaper source (Windows 7 and higher)"

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