Need help FPS Locked at 60

[garrotte]

I recently upgraded to a new PC and from windows 7 to windows 10.
Had no issues on windows 7

When I am playing games on my main monitor (1920x1080 120hz) and watching anything on my second monitor(1920x1080 60hz) it will lock my game to 60fps until I close what I am watching or tab out.
My main monitor is 1920x1080 120hz
Secondary monitor is 1920x1080 60hz
Windows 10 64
And 1080TI with latest drivers

I've looked around and it seems this is an issue with windows 10? I've done a fair bit of digging but I can not find for certain the cause of this or a fix. It is extremely annoying when playing Path of Exile and trying to trade with other people through a trading website or when I am playing wow and I want to watch something. For other games I don't mind going full screen but where I am tabbing out in most of my games its driving me crazy.

Is there any way to fix this? or a program that would help me with borderless?
If I got another monitor and made my secondary monitor 120hz would this fix the problem?

Sorry in advance, I am sure that this has been asked before but there doesn't seem to be a solution I can find.

 

[luckymatt42]

If you have "extended" your desktop onto the second monitor, I'm pretty sure it defaults to the lowest setting of the two because the two monitors are now essentially acting as one monitor.

 

[garrotte]

If you have "extended" your desktop onto the second monitor, I'm pretty sure it defaults to the lowest setting of the two because the two monitors are now essentially acting as one monitor.

Isn't that the only way to have two dispalys? Or you can duplicate one of them right? Then it just shows the same programs on the other one

 

[luckymatt42]

Right...I guess my point was that, because the two are now acting as one, you can't expect one to output 60hz and one to output 120hz. Since the 60hz can't output 120hz, it outputs at 60.

 

[garrotte]

Right...I guess my point was that, because the two are now acting as one, you can't expect one to output 60hz and one to output 120hz. Since the 60hz can't output 120hz, it outputs at 60.

Okay so there isn't anyway of getting around this other than getting another 120hz? Just seems weird it didn't do this with win7

 

[luckymatt42]

Ya I'm not 100% sure, so someone else please chime in. But how did you know that one was running 120 and the other was 60 using Win7? My suspicion is that it may have just been reporting the "native" resolution/refresh of the monitor and not the actual output.

 

[garrotte]

I used the same monitors using my old PC which had windows 7. And running in fullscreen windowed while watching netflix or something wouldn't cap my fps to 60 on my 120hz