Show search window do not show window on RDP

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When using Show search Window on RDP search window will be shown somewhere outside RDP virtual desktop. So, you can't see it. Only using New search Window will show search window on RDP virtual desktop.

Without RDP I am using 2 monitors, but with RDP only one. Maybe this is the reason.

[NotNull]

Does any of the following help?

Start Everything (= make it the active program and:
- Press 'ALT + 4'
- Press ' F11' and drag the titlebar down a bit and release
- Press ' WIN + SHIFT + left' or ' WIN + SHIFT + right to move it to " the other monitor"

[Infector]

I can check it only on Monday, currently I don't have a second PC to connect via RDP.

[NotNull]

Please report back as this will be useful to others too!

BTW:
Everything 1.5 has an option to always start it on the monitor where your cursor is:

• Paste the following in the Everything searchbar and press ENTER

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  /show_window_on_monitor_from_cursor=1

• Done
  (you might have to exit Everything before this gets activated)

If you can't get Everything in sight using one of the 3 methods above:

• Completely exit Everything (right-click its systemtray icon and select Exit )
• In File Explorer, type %APPDATA%\Everything and press ENTER
• Open Everything-1.5a.ini in Notepad or other text editor
• Find the line with show_window_on_monitor_from_cursor=0 and replace it with
  show_window_on_monitor_from_cursor=1
• Save
• Satrt Everything

[Infector]

Well, I checked ALT-4 method and it helps me to "show" window on virtual display.

I also checked option

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/show_window_on_monitor_from_cursor=1

, but unfortunately, it doesn't work.
I set option via Everything, exit Everything, run again. Search Window is still opening in the middle of nowhere.

While I experimented with the search window, I found another behavior:
The new search Window showed on a virtual display only if another window already opened somewhere else.
Step to reproduce:
1.Run Everything on RDP
2.Close Windows that was opened on app startup.
4.Use "New Search Window", the window will be opened somewhere where you can't see it.
5.Use "New Search Window" again and now the search window will be displayed on the screen.
Same behavior with show_window_on_monitor_from_cursor=1 and =0

[NotNull]

Closing the Everything window is not the same as exiting Everything. Please follow the instructions.


Also: check your remote desktoip client settings for screen layout, etc

[Infector]

I have corrected the description, please read it again.

In RDP client used default layout, I have same behavior on mstsc (windows client) and MacOS client.

[Infector]

The same behavior with only one monitor connected, using

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/show_window_on_monitor_from_cursor=1

doesn't help also.