FancyZones Editor overlay offset on one screen

[shem-sargent]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.92.1

Installation method

WinGet

Area(s) with issue?

FancyZones Editor

Steps to reproduce

In my three-screen layout,

• Open FancyZones editor
• Select Screen 2, observe overlay is offset from the left side of the screen by several hundred pixels.
• Right click current layout, select Edit zones, observe overlay and edit controls are offset, cancel
• Change layout, observe overlay and edit controls are offset
• Create new layout, observe overlay and edit controls are offset

PowerToysReport_2025-07-24-08-47-05.zip

✔️ Expected Behavior

FancyZones Editor overlay should be aligned on each screen.

❌ Actual Behavior

Overlay and edit controls are offset on one screen.

Additional Information

Differential analysis notes:

• This does not affect a second computer with two screens.
• On the affected computer, this offset does not affect the placement of windows with FancyZones in regular use. It is only apparent in the Editor.

Other Software

No response

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• FancyZones layout editor rendered offset when zone spanning multiple monitors is allowed #18862 , similarity score: 83%
• FancyZones editor incorrectly detects screen area on one 4K monitor in a triple-monitor setup #40625 , similarity score: 82%
• FancyZones: layout editor is showing the Zones wrong on the second and third monitor #40532 , similarity score: 82%
• FancyZones editor window not centered on second monitor #40648 , similarity score: 81%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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[shem-sargent]

Note the "Allow zones to span across monitors" option is not selected on the affected machine.

[ajmi982]

I also have this exact issue, this IS why i have PowerToys and hope we get a quick resolution.