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Dual Monitors - Full Screen Games?

I just set up dual monitors (yes, everything is working just fine and all the settings are correct) but I appear to have run into an issue. I set up these 2 monitors for the purpose of multitasking, which is completely ruined by the fact that when I play a game in full-screen on my first monitor, I can NOT access anything on the second monitor without Alt+Tab'ing. I found a program called Actual Multiple Monitors and was told that I could play full-screen games and use both monitors without anything being minimized. However, I'm unsure of the proper settings and hotkeys to allow me to switch between monitors without interrupting my game.

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  • 8 years ago
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    Run the game and use Ignore Deactivation - Shift+Ctrl+Alt+i.

    Next, use Move Mouse to Next Monitor hotkey - Win+`.

    If the Ignore Deactivation feature does not work:

    1. Go to the Hotkeys tab in the configuration window of AMM.

    2. Select Ignore Deactivation and check the Compatibility Mode box.

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