Working with multiple monitors is made easier by two features in Windows 11. The ability to remember window positions depending on monitor location is the first choice. This way, when you start an application or folder, it will open in the same area as before.
When a monitor is disconnected, there is also the option to minimize windows so that they are immediately accessible and do not occupy the primary display. With Windows 11, you can disconnect a monitor knowing that all of the windows will be minimized and subsequently returned to their normal positions when you reconnect the display if you have these two options set.
This post will teach you how to make Windows 11 remember which monitors the apps were last used on.
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Enable Windows 11 to remember window locations on multiple displays
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Disable Windows 11 to remember window locations on multiple displays
Enable multiple displays settings in Windows 11
Follow these steps to enable Windows 11 to remember window positions based on the monitor:
OpenSettings on Windows 11.
Select “System.”
On the right, pick the Displaytab.
Settings for the display
Choose the Multiple displaystab option under the Scale & layout section.
Verify the Remember window location using the option for the monitor connection.
Turn on the “remember windows locations” feature.
Verify the option to “Minimize windows when a monitor is disconnected.”
After you finish the steps, Windows 11 will place the program on the monitor where it was last opened the next time you open it.
Disable multiple displays settings in Windows 11
Take the following actions to stop the system from remembering the window locations:
Open the settings.
Select “System.”
On the right, pick the Displaytab.
Settings for the display
Choose the Multiple displaystab option under the Scale & layout section.
Depending on the monitor connection option, clear the Remember window location.
Turn off the “remember windows locations” feature.
When a monitor is disconnected, select the “Minimize windows” option.
Windows will no longer record which monitor you use to launch a program once you’ve finished the procedures.