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Hello folks,

I last had BIAB opened on an external monitor attached to my laptop. With the monitor disconnected BIAB won't open on the main screen even though it is running.

Any way to get at it?

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This is Windows, yes? Try going into the Windows settings for your monitor and turn off the second screen.


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Thanks Matt,

Yes Windows, the monitor is not actually attached to the laptop but BIAB does not appear on the desktop.

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On my laptop when I disconnected my external monitor I had to get into Windows and make the laptop monitor the #1 screen. I think that is what Matt is saying. Just because your monitor is not connected doesn't mean that Windows knows that it is disconnected, i.e. you have to tell Windows that the external monitor is no longer available. Doing this should solve your problems.


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Originally Posted By: MarioD
On my laptop when I disconnected my external monitor I had to get into Windows and make the laptop monitor the #1 screen. I think that is what Matt is saying. Just because your monitor is not connected doesn't mean that Windows knows that it is disconnected, i.e. you have to tell Windows that the external monitor is no longer available. Doing this should solve your problems.


Thanks Mario,

Only one display is available in Control Panel. Windows doesn't see that there are any other monitors at the moment.

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If Biab is not minimized and running but on the other screen that is not plugged in this will move it to your mouse pointer when you use the hotkey LWin+Z.
If you are running Biab As Administrator:

To run script only .ahk install https://www.autohotkey.com/ and set AutoHotKey.exe to Run As Administrator

To run .exe set to Run As Administrator

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reconnect the external monitor and correct the problem by closing BIAB now that you can see it on the other monitor. I have seen this very odd behavior before.


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reconnect the external monitor and correct the problem by closing BIAB now that you can see it on the other monitor. I have seen this very odd behavior before.


Thanks Dan, unfortunately I am away from home... :-(

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Try any monitor you can borrow.


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Originally Posted By: Pipeline
If Biab is not minimized and running but on the other screen that is not plugged in this will move it to your mouse pointer when you use the hotkey LWin+Z.
If you are running Biab As Administrator:

To run script only .ahk install https://www.autohotkey.com/ and set AutoHotKey.exe to Run As Administrator

To run .exe set to Run As Administrator

remove the .mp4 and unzip


Ha! Thank you Pipeline, a perfect technical solution from you as always :-)

Actually, I hooked up to an external TV monitor here but BIAB was stuck on my 2nd extended monitor lol

Great, saved the day for my melody writing presentation class on Wednesday.

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Normally the easiest way to get the screen back is to go to Display settings and change the screen resolution to something different than the current setting. After you OK that, the window usually comes back and you can set your resolution back. I think Windows just refreshes all current apps open when you go into those settings.




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Also, if you right click a blank part of the Windows Taskbar and choose Cascade Windows, it should bring ALL open windows to the current display(s).

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Thanks for the additional ideas guys :-)

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Also, if you right click a blank part of the Windows Taskbar and choose Cascade Windows, it should bring ALL open windows to the current display(s).

Thanks sir! That's a little easier than mine.




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Also, if you right click a blank part of the Windows Taskbar and choose Cascade Windows, it should bring ALL open windows to the current display(s).

Thanks sir! That's a little easier than mine.


You're very welcome! Just one of the many tricks I've learned in the last 2 decades of being a computer tech. Jeez I feel old saying that!


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20 years in IT here too. Still learning.

Fortunately, IT keeps changing, otherwise we'd still have DOS wink


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