Windows apps launch on second monitor and don't work in half of main monitor

[RandomBagel420]

My second monitor is a square, and my main monitor is a normal 16:9. It seems like the system might be assuming my second monitor is also 16:9? I have a similar issue with KRDC where fullscreening a connection always goes to my second monitor. Applications in winapps always open in my second monitor, and generally behave fine within the confines of that monitor. But when I try to drag them to my main monitor everything breaks, clicks dont register, the window glitches out, etc.

Running with MULTIMON disabled causes similar behaviour, except it recognizes my second monitor is a square and fullscreening applications dont "leak" onto the main monitor. Attempting to drag to main monitor still breaks.

I'm someone new to linux so i'm not really sure what info is relevant here, so ask and I will provide!

Compose.yaml

For documentation, FAQ, additional configuration options and technical help, visit: https://github.com/dockur/windows

name: "winapps" # Docker Compose Project Name.
volumes:

Create Volume 'data'.

Located @ '/var/lib/docker/volumes/winapps_data/_data' (Docker).

Located @ '/var/lib/containers/storage/volumes/winapps_data/_data' or '~/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes/winapps_data/_data' (Podman).

data:
services:
windows:
image: docker.io/dockurr/windows
container_name: WinApps # Created Docker VM Name.
environment:
# Version of Windows to configure. For valid options, visit:
# https://github.com/dockur/windows?tab=readme-ov-file#how-do-i-select-the-windows-version
# https://github.com/dockur/windows?tab=readme-ov-file#how-do-i-install-a-custom-image
VERSION: "11"
VM_NET_DEV: "lo"
RAM_SIZE: "8G" # RAM allocated to the Windows VM.
CPU_CORES: "8" # CPU cores allocated to the Windows VM.
DISK_SIZE: "64G" # Size of the primary hard disk.
# DISK2_SIZE: "32G" # Uncomment to add an additional hard disk to the Windows VM. Ensure it is mounted as a volume below.
USERNAME: "bagel" # Edit here to set a custom Windows username. The default is 'MyWindowsUser'.
PASSWORD: "----------" # Edit here to set a password for the Windows user. The default is 'MyWindowsPassword'.
HOME: "${HOME}" # Set path to Linux user home folder.
ports:
- 8006:8006 # Map '8006' on Linux host to '8006' on Windows VM --> For VNC Web Interface @ http://127.0.0.1:8006.
- 3389:3389/tcp # Map '3389' on Linux host to '3389' on Windows VM --> For Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
- 3389:3389/udp # Map '3389' on Linux host to '3389' on Windows VM --> For Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN # Add network permission
stop_grace_period: 120s # Wait 120 seconds before sending SIGTERM when attempting to shut down the Windows VM.
restart: on-failure # Restart the Windows VM if the exit code indicates an error.
volumes:
- data:/storage # Mount volume 'data' to use as Windows 'C:' drive.
#- ./isos/win11.iso:/custom.iso
- /sys:/sys
- ${HOME}:/shared # Mount Linux user home directory @ '\host.lan\Data'.
#- /path/to/second/hard/disk:/storage2 # Uncomment to create a virtual second hard disk and mount it within the Windows VM. Ensure 'DISK2_SIZE' is specified above.
#- ./oem:/oem # Enables automatic post-install execution of 'oem/install.bat', applying Windows registry modifications contained within 'oem/RDPApps.reg'.
#- /path/to/windows/install/media.iso:/custom.iso # Uncomment to use a custom Windows ISO. If specified, 'VERSION' (e.g. 'tiny11') will be ignored.
devices:
- /dev/kvm # Enable KVM.
- /dev/net/tun # Enable tuntap
# Uncomment to mount a disk directly within the Windows VM.
# WARNING: /dev/sdX paths may change after reboot. Use persistent identifiers!
# NOTE: 'disk1' will be mounted as the main drive. THIS DISK WILL BE FORMATTED BY DOCKER.
# All following disks (disk2, ...) WILL NOT BE FORMATTED.
# - /dev/disk/by-id/:/disk1
# - /dev/disk/by-id/:/disk2
# group_add: # uncomment this line and the next one for using rootless podman containers
# - keep-groups # to make /dev/kvm work with podman. needs "crun" installed, "runc" will not work! Add your user to the 'kvm' group or another that can access /dev/kvm.

winapps.conf

##################################

WINAPPS CONFIGURATION FILE

##################################

INSTRUCTIONS

- Leading and trailing whitespace are ignored.

- Empty lines are ignored.

- Lines starting with '#' are ignored.

- All characters following a '#' are ignored.

MULTIMON="false"

[WINDOWS USERNAME]

RDP_USER="bagel"

[WINDOWS PASSWORD]

NOTES:

- If using FreeRDP v3.9.0 or greater, you have to set a password

RDP_PASS="---------"

[WINDOWS DOMAIN]

DEFAULT VALUE: '' (BLANK)

RDP_DOMAIN=""

[WINDOWS IPV4 ADDRESS]

NOTES:

- If using 'libvirt', 'RDP_IP' will be determined by WinApps at runtime if left unspecified.

DEFAULT VALUE:

- 'docker': '127.0.0.1'

- 'podman': '127.0.0.1'

- 'libvirt': '' (BLANK)

RDP_IP="127.0.0.1"

[VM NAME]

NOTES:

- Only applicable when using 'libvirt'

- The libvirt VM name must match so that WinApps can determine VM IP, start the VM, etc.

DEFAULT VALUE: 'RDPWindows'

VM_NAME="RDPWindows"

[WINAPPS BACKEND]

DEFAULT VALUE: 'docker'

VALID VALUES:

- 'docker'

- 'podman'

- 'libvirt'

- 'manual'

WAFLAVOR="podman"

[DISPLAY SCALING FACTOR]

NOTES:

- If an unsupported value is specified, a warning will be displayed.

- If an unsupported value is specified, WinApps will use the closest supported value.

DEFAULT VALUE: '100'

VALID VALUES:

- '100'

- '140'

- '180'

RDP_SCALE="100"

[MOUNTING REMOVABLE PATHS FOR FILES]

NOTES:

- By default, udisks (which you most likely have installed) uses /run/media for mounting removable devices.

This improves compatibility with most desktop environments (DEs).

ATTENTION: The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) recommends /media instead. Verify your system's configuration.

- To manually mount devices, you may optionally use /mnt.

REFERENCE: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Udisks#Mount_to_/media

REMOVABLE_MEDIA="/run/media"

[ADDITIONAL FREERDP FLAGS & ARGUMENTS]

NOTES:

- You can try adding /network:lan to these flags in order to increase performance, however, some users have faced issues with this.

DEFAULT VALUE: '/cert:tofu /sound /microphone +home-drive'

VALID VALUES: See https://github.com/awakecoding/FreeRDP-Manuals/blob/master/User/FreeRDP-User-Manual.markdown

RDP_FLAGS="/cert:tofu /sound /microphone +home-drive"

[DEBUG WINAPPS]

NOTES:

- Creates and appends to ~/.local/share/winapps/winapps.log when running WinApps.

DEFAULT VALUE: 'true'

VALID VALUES:

- 'true'

- 'false'

DEBUG="true"

[AUTOMATICALLY PAUSE WINDOWS]

NOTES:

- This is currently INCOMPATIBLE with 'manual'.

DEFAULT VALUE: 'off'

VALID VALUES:

- 'on'

- 'off'

AUTOPAUSE="off"

[AUTOMATICALLY PAUSE WINDOWS TIMEOUT]

NOTES:

- This setting determines the duration of inactivity to tolerate before Windows is automatically paused.

- This setting is ignored if 'AUTOPAUSE' is set to 'off'.

- The value must be specified in seconds (to the nearest 10 seconds e.g., '30', '40', '50', etc.).

- For RemoteApp RDP sessions, there is a mandatory 20-second delay, so the minimum value that can be specified here is '20'.

- Source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/terminal-services-remoteapp-8482-session-termination-logic/ba-p/246566

DEFAULT VALUE: '300'

VALID VALUES: >=20

AUTOPAUSE_TIME="300"

[FREERDP COMMAND]

NOTES:

- WinApps will attempt to automatically detect the correct command to use for your system.

DEFAULT VALUE: '' (BLANK)

VALID VALUES: The command required to run FreeRDPv3 on your system (e.g., 'xfreerdp', 'xfreerdp3', etc.).

FREERDP_COMMAND=""

[TIMEOUTS]

NOTES:

- These settings control various timeout durations within the WinApps setup.

- Increasing the timeouts is only necessary if the corresponding errors occur.

- Ensure you have followed all the Troubleshooting Tips in the error message first.

PORT CHECK

- The maximum time (in seconds) to wait when checking if the RDP port on Windows is open.

- Corresponding error: "NETWORK CONFIGURATION ERROR" (exit status 13).

DEFAULT VALUE: '5'

PORT_TIMEOUT="5"

RDP CONNECTION TEST

- The maximum time (in seconds) to wait when testing the initial RDP connection to Windows.

- Corresponding error: "REMOTE DESKTOP PROTOCOL FAILURE" (exit status 14).

DEFAULT VALUE: '30'

RDP_TIMEOUT="30"

APPLICATION SCAN

- The maximum time (in seconds) to wait for the script that scans for installed applications on Windows to complete.

- Corresponding error: "APPLICATION QUERY FAILURE" (exit status 15).

DEFAULT VALUE: '60'

APP_SCAN_TIMEOUT="60"

WINDOWS BOOT

- The maximum time (in seconds) to wait for the Windows VM to boot if it is not running, before attempting to launch an application.

DEFAULT VALUE: '120'

BOOT_TIMEOUT="120"

[honzakostejn]

I've faced the same issue. Changing RDP_FLAGS helped.

RDP_FLAGS="/cert:tofu /sound /microphone /multimon +dynamic-resolution"

My backend is libvirt, so your mileage may vary. This setup is also not pefect. For example: Windows app (the application loading the whole RDP window and not just an application window) is trying to render all monitors, but on a single workspace. Since my setup has individual workspaces per screen, this is one of the drawbacks.