Bug Report Application opens on second screen. Doesn't reset when second screen removed.

[Walter A Bednarz]

I noticed that when I put OBS Multiplatform on my second screen and close the application, I can't see it when I try to access it again after disconnecting the second display.

I have tried the following:

1. Open the application and use the RMB, Move tool to reposition.
2. Open the application and use Windows Key and left cursor button.
3. Find the registry key that writes the position and create a new one with a reset position.

Upon attempting to find the registry key with Procmon, I noticed that many of the keys for OBS don't exist on my computer.All RegOpenKey and RegQueryValue keys are not found. I tried uninstalling everything for OBS and reinstalling and making sure that I run as administrator, but not luck.

I am running Windows 10 64bit on a Dell Inspiron 7000.

 

[Jack0r]

To temporarily fix this go to your %Appdata% folder in Windows, then into OBS-Studio and check the global.ini. Open it with notepad and under [BasicWindow] change posx and posy to:
[BasicWindow]
posx=0
posy=30

The OBS window should then open in the top left corner of your main monitor. (Btw not sure if OBS-Studio uses any registry settings at all, normally every setting is saved in the appdata section)

 

[Gol D. Ace]

I think the only registry keys getting stored are from the NSIS Uninstaller.

 

[CocoaBirdy]

Reviving for myself and others to see, because this still happens to me.
In OBS version 21.1.2 (I'm not sure how far back this change goes), it no longer says posx or posy in the global.ini, but now cx and cy.
Just to keep this solution alive with the updates.

 

[DEDRICK]

You can also hit Windows + Shift + Left or Right arrow, this moves entires windows from one monitor to another

 

[CocoaBirdy]

Or if nothing is changing it, try hitting F11, that's actually what happened to me.
My computer was freezing and in the midst of trying to stop it, I had hit F11 in my obs window.
Coincidentally, it was obs it was freezing my system lol.