Skip to content

TechDirectArchive

Hands-on IT, Cloud, Security, Veeam & DevOps

  • Home
  • About
  • Advertise With US
  • Reviews
  • Tech News
  • Contact
  • Toggle search form

Fix macOS Apps opening on the wrong desktop

Posted on 27/01/202316/03/2023 IT Expert By IT Expert No Comments on Fix macOS Apps opening on the wrong desktop
  1. Home
  2. Mac
  3. Fix macOS Apps opening on the wrong desktop
macOSapps

To save energy, you might have noticed for those of your that utilize about three displays. Some applications are being opened on the display that is switched off etc. This can be very unpleasant as you end up switching on the display to be able to use the application. In this short guide, I will show you how to resolve this issue very quickly. Here are some related guides: How to install Microsoft Teams on a macOS, how to upgrade macOS Big Sur to macOS Monterey, and how to install Oracle VirtualBox on a Mac device. Additionally, learn how to unlink FaceTime from Mac. In this article, you will learn how to fix macOS Apps opening on the wrong desktop.

Note: The Tab arrangement under System Preferences > Displays has nothing to do with this behaviour.See this guide on how to add one or more external displays with your Mac.

The solution to fixing macOS Apps opening on the wrong desktop

You will have to head to System Preferences and then click on Mission Control uncheck the “Automatically arrange spaces based on most recent use” and “When switching to a space switch to one with open windows”.

systempreference

As you can see below, both are checked. You will have to uncheck “Automatically arrange spaces based on most recent use” and “When switching to a space switch to one with open windows”.

mission-control

As you can see below, I have unchecked both options. And this should resolve the issue of having to have the apps opened in a different window.

uncheckthesesettings

I hope you found this blog post helpful. In this guide, you have learned how to fix macOS Apps opening on the wrong desktop. If you have any questions, please let me know in the comment session

Rate this post

Thank you for reading this post. Kindly share it with others.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
  • Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
  • Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads
  • Share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor
Mac Tags:macOS Monterey

Post navigation

Previous Post: Disable Data Execution Prevention and determine that hardware DEP is available and configured
Next Post: Install and Manage Applications with Winget

Related Posts

  • vvd
    Unable to connect to Eduroam WLAN: WiFi Username remembered on MAC Mac
  • maxresdefault 2 7
    How to record your screen with PowerPoint and make slide shows Mac
  • Screenshot 2020 06 22 at 11.33.46
    How to fix Bluetooth not available on MacBook Mac
  • unabletouninstallonedriveonmac
    Cannot Uninstall the OneDrive App: The item “OneDrive” canot be moved to the Bin because it is open JIRA|Confluence|Apps
  • mac456789oijh
    Turn off calls from iPhone: How to unlink FaceTime from Mac Mac
  • remove Windows PC from you iCloud Account completely
    How to remove Windows PC from your iCloud Account completely Mac

More Related Articles

vvd Unable to connect to Eduroam WLAN: WiFi Username remembered on MAC Mac
maxresdefault 2 7 How to record your screen with PowerPoint and make slide shows Mac
Screenshot 2020 06 22 at 11.33.46 How to fix Bluetooth not available on MacBook Mac
unabletouninstallonedriveonmac Cannot Uninstall the OneDrive App: The item “OneDrive” canot be moved to the Bin because it is open JIRA|Confluence|Apps
mac456789oijh Turn off calls from iPhone: How to unlink FaceTime from Mac Mac
remove Windows PC from you iCloud Account completely How to remove Windows PC from your iCloud Account completely Mac

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Microsoft MVP

VEEAMLEGEND

vexpert-badge-stars-5

Virtual Background

GoogleNews

Categories

veeaam100

Veeam Vanguard

  • VBAWS comprehensive guide
    Deep Dive into Protecting AWS EC2, RDS Instances and VPC AWS/Azure/OpenShift
  • Permission1
    How to create a Shortcut That enables Standard Users to run Applications as Administrator Windows
  • win 10 login screen
    Import a user profile in Windows to another PC Windows
  • powershell
    How to perform PowerShell syntax check using PSScriptAnalyzer Scripts
  • images copy
    How to clean packages lying around in Linux Linux
  • image 22
    How to clone a Windows Server running on VirtualBox Virtualization
  • Extend C drive with additional Software
    Aomei Free Partition Manager: Fix unable to Extend Volume on Windows protected by BitLocker Windows
  • feature image
    How to Configure Advanced PAM in Linux Linux

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,779 other subscribers
  • RSS - Posts
  • RSS - Comments
  • About
  • Authors
  • Write for us
  • Advertise with us
  • General Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • Feedly
  • Telegram
  • Youtube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Tumblr
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • mastodon

Tags

Active Directory Azure Bitlocker Microsoft Windows PowerShell WDS Windows 10 Windows 11 Windows Deployment Services Windows Server 2016

Copyright © 2026 TechDirectArchive

Loading Comments...

You must be logged in to post a comment.