Windows Client starting on incorrect monitor

[ElihuRozen]

I just installed v5.  For v4, I had "Start on second monitor" unselected & the client comes up on the TV & not the monitor.  For v5, regardless of selecting that setting or not, it always starts on the monitor except if I move Windows File Explorer to the TV and execute C:\Program Files\NextPVR\client\NextPVR.exe from there.  It does respect the full screen setting.  I don't see anything in the log that is relevant.

[sub]

That settings isn't quite what you think it is. These days I should probably just remove that setting to avoid confusion.

Basically the application remembers the last location and size of the window, and will return to that next time you run the app. You can tick the 'start in fullscreen mode' and it'll full screen on monitor it was last placed on.

The 'start on second monitor' is actually something different. It's actually about the video device it initiallizes for rendering the screen, and directx textures etc, which can have some effect on how smooth the video is on that screen. It's no longer important with EVR video renderer. It was rimportant with the VMR9 Custom video renderer, and earlier versions of windows, and slow machines/gpu.

[ElihuRozen]

Basically the application remembers the last location and size of the window, and will return to that next time you run the app. You can tick the 'start in fullscreen mode' and it'll full screen on monitor it was last placed on.

This is not my experience.  Regardless of which screen it was on the previous instance, the only way it will start on the TV is if I have the Windows Explorer window on the TV and launch the executable from that or have a short cut on the TV screen and double-click that.

[sub]

Every time you move or resize the application, you should see the current window size and location updated in these registry settings:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\NPVR\V5_Size
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\NPVR\V5_Location

Do you see these being updated on your machine?

[ElihuRozen]

Every time you move or resize the application, you should see the current window size and location updated in these registry settings:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\NPVR\V5_Size
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\NPVR\V5_Location

Do you see these being updated on your machine?

No, I even renamed the key from "npvr" to "NPVR"

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NPVR]
"Position"="0,0"
"Size"="789,473"
"DECODER_H264"="Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder"
"DECODER_HEAAC"="LAV Audio Decoder"
"LastChannel"="585"
"LastAspectRatio"="Auto"
"DoneFirstRun"=dword:00000001
"VideoDetails_View"=dword:00000002
"LastChannelPIP"="1"
"DECODER_AAC"="LAV Audio Decoder"
"Music_View"=dword:00000001
"Videos_View"=dword:00000000
"DECODER_HEVC"="LAV Video Decoder"
"USE_CC_EXTRACTOR"=dword:00000001
"SORT_READY_RECORDINGS_GROUPS"="SORT_A_TO_Z"
"SORT_PENDING_RECORDINGS"="SORT_DATE"
"SORT_NEW_RECORDING"="SORT_DATE_DESC"
"Pictures_View"=dword:00000002
"LastGuideSelection"="735"

I copied the Position and Size values to new fields V5_Location and V5_Size and now it starts on my TV.

[sub]

I have no idea why it would not be able to create these registry settings on your machine. Maybe you're running some antivirus/antimalware software that is blocking NextPVR from writing to the registry?

[mvallevand]

Is it possible that if v4 and v5 write to the small key it could cause problems?

Martin

[sub]

Is it possible that if v4 and v5 write to the small key it could cause problems?

I don't follow you. What do you mean?

v4 and v5 use a different settings in this registry key.

[mvallevand]

When I look at this key in HKCU (not HKLM) I see things that look like they are v4 related that now go in the clientstore xml file.

Martin

[sub]

When I look at this key in HKCU (not HKLM)  I see things that look like they are v4 related that now go in the clientstore xml file.

Yes, that's correct. The relevant settings here are V5_Size and V5_Location, and these live in the registry.