Ubuntu Support Template
Ubuntu Version: 25.10
Desktop Environment (if applicable): Gnome
Problem Description: When using multiple monitors on a clean install of Ubuntu Desktop 25.10 programs quite often become unresponsive when dragged to a different monitor
Open VLC
VLC appears on a monitor
Drag VLC onto a different monitor
VLC no longer functions. Hover events stop working, clicking the X, maximize or minimize buttons do not work, expanding program dimensions doesn’t work
Relevant System Information:
NVIDIA GPU
NVIDIA 590 open drivers
Displays are virtually created through Pipewire nodes
Screenshots or Error Messages: Video showcasing the behavior: https://streamable.com/cpvmbg
Yes, I am frantically clicking as I move my mouse around.
What I’ve Tried:
Moving monitor layouts around. 50% of the time fixes it the other 50% puts windows partially inside invisible areas and remain unresponsive. For example
a 4 b
3 2 5
c 6 d
Open VLC, VLC opens on 5
Drag VLC to 2
VLC stops working
Drag screen 5 up slightly towards b. Apply
VLC appears in the center point of a, 4, 3 and 2. A quarter out of bounds
Toggling fractional scaling forces some refreshing that sometimes solves it. But toggling fractional scaling multiple times every time I want to use my PC isn’t a solution.
Notes
This did not happen on Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS.