Widescreen Gaming Forum

Hello,

I am using Windows 8 with NV Surround. I've tried 306.97 and 310.33 BETA. Both drivers work fine. Getting good Surround performance with the new operating system. As already mentioned, I hope the nvidia feature to center the taskbar returns in future driver updates.

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Windows 8 works fine. I have posted in a couple of other questions that it requires a change in thinking about how to use. Most people were frustrated with Windows 7 multi screen support for the following reasons:

1. Taskbar was on primary screen only
2. While playing games secondary monitors when blank
3. Start menu was limited top or bottom with multiple screens.

Here came Nvidia Surround... It fixed some of these issues as it made 3 screens basically 1 large screen but was still limited by Windows 7.

1. Hack to enable taskbar on middle otherwise only Left or Right viable
2. Opening windows required positioning and scretching as clicking maximize would span all screens.

Now we have Windows 8. It fixes all of these problem in my opinion.

1. You have multiple options for where your taskbar is located and what is displays.
a. you can specify what monitor the primary task bar is located.
b. you specify when the taskbar appears... Only when app running on specific screen, All the time with own set of quick launch shortcuts, or mirror all taskbar the same
c. you move the taskbar up, left, right, or bottom on each screen independent of the other screens. Taskbar on the left for left monitor, top for middle monitor, and bottom for right monitor. All your choice.
2. During game play if the game does not support Nvidia Surround, you can run the game on the primary monitor and still see your secondary monitors. Albiet you cannot interact while playing the game.. BUT Alt-Tab out and you can no interact do what you need and ALT - TAB back to your game.
3. Switching to Nvidia Surround for games take 15 seconds, play the game, get done and exit, and another 10 seconds to return your displays to normal operation.
4. Open an app on any screen and just maximize to get full screen for that monitor. No more dragging and resizing.

I personally on a regular basis watch Netflix on Left Monitor, been playing XCOM lately on the center monitor, and have Mail/IM on right monitor. No issues.

So in my opinion, windows 8 is the besting thing that has happened to multi-screen systems since Nvidia Surround. You can have the best of both worlds.

Later....

Pic below: WSGF on Left, Skyrim on center, Mail on right. sorry for glare was night time.