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WS Display Settings

Save & restore display settings.

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  • WS Display Settings is a utility designed to simplify managing complex Windows display environments. It allows you to save, apply, and switch between display configurations, as well as directly adjust monitor brightness, contrast, and color. Ideal for laptops, TVs, monitors, or projectors, it enables fast profile switching for different setups.

    Key Features

    Save & Load Display Settings

    • Save the current display configuration to file.

    • Restore previously saved presets for quick setup changes.

    Save & Restore Window Layouts

    • Store and reapply window positions, sizes, and states across multiple monitors.

    Display Fading Control

    • Enable or disable fading effects on the active monitor.

    Monitor Controls

    • Adjust brightness, contrast, and color directly from Windows—no need for physical monitor buttons.

    Program Window Management

    • Move windows to the next display or snap them to display corners.

    • Minimize all windows except the active one (on current or all monitors).

    • Automatically activate and reposition the window under the mouse if it’s not fully visible.

    Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts

    • Instantly resize or move active/inactive windows without using the title bar.

    • Scroll window contents under the mouse pointer (“touch-like” scrolling with a mouse).

    • Cycle through open windows using the mouse wheel.

    • Switch between predefined window size presets.

    • Toggle current window between always-on-top, transparent, and normal.

    Quick Access Menu

    • ALT+SPACE opens a customizable quick-launch menu.

    • Add your own tools or scripts, with optional input prompts.

    Command Line Integration

    • Run WS Display Settings directly from scripts or the command line.

    [READ ME]> Press `ALT` + `SPACE` to open the application menu

    WS Display Settings is a utility to save and apply Windows display settings (monitor positioning, resolution, refresh rate, display extension mode) to and from file as well as adjust the monitor brightness/contrast/colour settings itself. It can also save and restore the window arrangement across displays (position, size and state) and has handy window management features. Finally it can save and load common desktop icon file types and its desktop layout so you can arrange and restore your desktop icons with the click of a button.

    The menu of WS Display Settings is accessible through the Windows System Tray (the area left to the clock) and gives quick access to display and window management. The shortcut for it is ALT + SPACE. If the icon is hidden behind the ‘Show hidden icons’-arrow, you can simply drag it to a visible part of the systray.

    By default, newly opened windows will be moved to the monitor that contains the mouse pointer for convenience (unlike default Windows behaviour, which can still be used by holding ALT while opening a window).

    Be sure to check out the Preferences file (menu/Quick Access/Preferences…) to enable/disable certain program features to your liking. To apply changed settings, simply save the preferences file (CTRL+S).

    Shortcuts

    ALT is frequently used as part of a shortcut. To type a ‘normal’ ALT, you can use the ALT key on the right side of the keyboard

    Shortcut Action
    ALT + R Resize active window to preset dimensions and move it to make it completely visible if needed (640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x960, 1600x1200, 1920x1080, original size)
    ALT + T Toggle between window always-on-top, always-on-top + transparent, normal
    ALT + MOUSEMOVE Instantly move window at mouse pointer
    ALT + DOUBLECLICK Maximize/restore window
    ALT + WIN + MOUSEMOVE Resize window
    WIN + MOUSEMOVE Scroll window contents
    SHIFT + MOUSEWHEEL Activate next/previous window (cycle)
    ALT + Q/W/A/S Move window to top-left/top-right/bottom-left/bottom-right display corner
    ALT + 1/2/3/4 Resize window to full, 2/3, 1/2, 1/4 part of display size
    WIN + 1..9 Switch to virtual desktop 1..9; create if it does not exist yet
    ALT + WIN + 1..9 Move window to virtual desktop 1..9
    ALT + TAB Show Windows Task Switcher on the display that contains the mouse pointer
    WIN + F6 / WIN + SHIFT + F6 Active next/previous window (cycle)
    ALT + E Move focused window to next display

    Menu items

    • Quick Access
      Customizable list of utilities (example entry in Preferences file: Remote Desktop = mstsc.exe /v:[Computer])
      • Restart Explorer
      • (Force) Close Program
      • Preferences… (opens editable configuration file)
    • Open Display Settings
    • Show Storage Folder
    • Save Display Settings
    • Save Window Positions
    • Save Desktop Icons
    • Toggle Display Fading (WIN + F5)
      Fades/reveals the monitor that contains the mouse pointer
    • Activate Window (WIN + F7)
      Activate selected window or, if using shortcut, window below mouse pointer and/or move it to make it completely visible
    • Move Window to Pointer Display
      Move selected window to the monitor that contains the mouse pointer
    • Minimize Others (display) (WIN + F3)
      Minimizes all windows except the selected or active one on the active monitor
    • Minimize Others (all) (WIN + F4)
      Minimizes all windows except the selected or active one
    • Display Controls
      • Brightness
      • Contrast
      • Color
      • Reset
      • Standby
    • Clone Display
    • Extend across Displays
    • External Display only
    • Internal Display only
    • About/Help…
    • Quit
    • Followed by a list of all .dis files (display configuration) in the storage folder
    • Followed by a list of all .pos files (window positions) in the storage folder
    • Followed by a list of all .des files (desktop positions) in the storage folder
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