The easiest way to start up Big Picture Mode is by opening up the Steam browser and navigating to View > Big Picture Mode in the top-left navigation bar.

However, Big Picture Mode has a little known feature where you can choose the monitor on which your games will be started on.īig Picture mode does this by setting your selected monitor as the primary monitor automatically, then setting it back once you quit your game. Steam Big Picture Mode has been around for quite a while, yet not too many people use it, as its’ layout is optimized towards TV’s and controllers. Use Steam Big Picture mode to select your monitor You can watch a video version of this guide below, if you find it easier to follow along: Alternatively you can also set your secondary screen as primary to have your games start up on that monitor, or you can try a nifty trick for steam games with the new Big Picture Mode, as it allows you to select your primary monitor no matter what. In order to play games on your second monitor, you can simply play the game in windowed mode and drag it to the other screen and you can also run the game in borderless windowed mode and press Windows + Shift + Arrow Keys to move it to a different screen. Thankfully there are a few workarounds to get your games on a different screen. There are many reason why you would want to play games on a secondary monitor, yet Windows makes it fairly difficult to accomplish. Set your secondary monitor as primary screen What to do if the shortcut key doesn’t work?

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