Microsoft is finally fixing Windows 10 rearranging apps on multiple monitors
If you're a Windows user and you use multiple monitors, you've probably experienced the headache of apps randomly rearranging when you resume from sleep. There have been a variety of ways to work around this over the years, but Microsoft is finally addressing it and fixing it in a future Windows 10 update.
The technical terminology we use to describe this problem is known as Rapid Hot Plug Detect (Rapid HPD)," explains Michelle Xiong, a program manager on the graphics team at Microsoft. This behavior impacts DisplayPort multi-monitor setups which results in unwanted desktop rearrangements."
This problem is particularly troublesome if you're using a laptop with a secondary screen or an additional monitor goes into deep sleep and Windows...