DDM, not loading on startup, continued

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Hi @swamped1, this is a catch-22 DDM starts with windows ONLY when elevated privileges is disabled, but any applications that I require to run with elevated privileges wont snap to DDM's custom zones. Applications that I require to have elevated privileges (such as Visual Studio 2017) ONLY snap to DDM's custom zones when DDM is run with elevated privileges, but now DDM wont start with windows. I have this scenario after following your suggestion in another post. I found I can SHIFT-drag applications running with elevated privileges and have Windows snap the application to screen corner/side etc. I had a 2x2 setup of (4) Dell 20' monitors before so I had a multitude of snap options, but spanning apps across 2 bezels was horrible, and now I have 1 Dell P4317Q. Any thoughts on how to have DDM always start with windows AND have any application running with elevated privileges snap to DDM's custom zones?

swamped207 · Answer

This isn't a DDM issue; its the way Windows UAC is designed. DDM can't touch windows belonging to applications that run with higher privileges than DDM. And applications that are started with or require elevated privileges can't be auto-started - whether its DDM, VS2017, or RegEdit.

If you don't want to disable UAC altogether, then you can bypass it using the Task Scheduler, as described here.

[...] I found I can SHIFT-drag applications running with elevated privileges and have Windows snap the application to screen corner/side etc. [...]

That's because Windows/Aero Snap - unlike DDM - is part of the OS and always/already has elevated privileges.

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