# Dual monitor Set up, Apps keep opening on the "wrong" monitor

**URL:** <https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dual-monitor-set-up-apps-keep-opening-on-the-wrong-monitor/13351>\
**Category:** Newbie\
**Created:** [April 5, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dual-monitor-set-up-apps-keep-opening-on-the-wrong-monitor/13351 "2021-04-05T23:35:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lancaban](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lancaban/32/19479_2.png) [@Lancaban](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Lancaban)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dual-monitor-set-up-apps-keep-opening-on-the-wrong-monitor/13351/1 "2021-04-05T23:35:21Z")

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Running KDE  
I’m having a minor problem, that started just recently, several apps, including Firefox, now seem to always open on my secondary monitor. And sure it’s a quick button click to move it back to the primary, but I’m not sure why it’s suddenly always opening up on the secondary monitor in the first place.

Is there a way to force a given app, to open on a specific monitor?

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**Author:** ![dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/dalto/32/5577_2.png) [@dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dalto)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dual-monitor-set-up-apps-keep-opening-on-the-wrong-monitor/13351/2 "2021-04-05T23:56:12Z")

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Yes, you can use window rules for that.

Check your window rules in System Settings-\>Window Management-\>Window Rules

You may have a rule which is driving it to the secondary monitor. If not, you can add a rule to force it to a given monitor.

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**Author:** ![Lancaban](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lancaban/32/19479_2.png) [@Lancaban](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Lancaban)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dual-monitor-set-up-apps-keep-opening-on-the-wrong-monitor/13351/3 "2021-04-06T00:11:58Z")

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Thank you,  
no theres no rule there currently but this seems like exactly what I needed, thank you so much
