diff --git a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopDisplay.kt b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopDisplay.kt
index 9c506a505e..27cc6c0301 100644
--- a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopDisplay.kt
+++ b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopDisplay.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.unciv.app.desktop
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Graphics.Monitor
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3Application
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3ApplicationConfiguration
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3Graphics
@@ -8,7 +9,11 @@ import com.unciv.models.metadata.GameSettings
 import com.unciv.models.translations.tr
 import com.unciv.utils.PlatformDisplay
 import com.unciv.utils.ScreenMode
+import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration
+import java.awt.GraphicsDevice
 import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment
+import java.awt.Toolkit
+import kotlin.math.roundToInt
 
 
 enum class DesktopScreenMode : ScreenMode {
@@ -49,8 +54,8 @@ enum class DesktopScreenMode : ScreenMode {
     protected fun setWindowedMode(settings: GameSettings): Boolean {
         // Calling AWT after Gdx is fully initialized seems icky, but seems to have no side effects
         // Found no equivalent in Gdx - available _desktop_ surface without taskbars etc
-        val graphicsEnvironment = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment()
-        val maximumWindowBounds = graphicsEnvironment.maximumWindowBounds
+        // *for the primary monitor* - no saving window sizes that span over several monitors
+        val maximumWindowBounds = getMaximumWindowBounds()
 
         // Make sure an inappropriate saved size doesn't make the window unusable
         val width = settings.windowState.width.coerceIn(120, maximumWindowBounds.width)
@@ -71,6 +76,49 @@ enum class DesktopScreenMode : ScreenMode {
         operator fun get(id: Int) = values()[id]
 
         private fun getWindow() = (Gdx.graphics as? Lwjgl3Graphics)?.window
+
+        /** Replacement for buggy `GraphicsEnvironment.maximumWindowBounds` */
+        // Notes: maximumWindowBounds seems to scale by the High DPI setting on Windows,
+        // and it always uses the default device. GraphicsConfiguration.getBounds() delivers x/y
+        // as true pixels, while width/height are similarly scaled. Toolkit.getScreenInsets
+        // delivers scaled values (observed - no documentation found).
+        internal fun getMaximumWindowBounds(
+            monitor: Monitor = Lwjgl3ApplicationConfiguration.getPrimaryMonitor()
+        ): java.awt.Rectangle {
+            // Identify AWT equivalent to Gdx monitor
+            val graphicsEnvironment = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment()
+            for (device in graphicsEnvironment.screenDevices) {
+                for (config in device.configurations) {
+                    val bounds = config.bounds
+                    if (bounds.x == monitor.virtualX && bounds.y == monitor.virtualY)
+                        return getMaximumWindowBounds(device, config, bounds)
+                }
+            }
+            // Fallback should that fail (this is without insets)
+            val mode = Lwjgl3ApplicationConfiguration.getDisplayMode(monitor)
+            return java.awt.Rectangle(monitor.virtualX, monitor.virtualY, mode.width, mode.height)
+        }
+
+        private fun getMaximumWindowBounds(
+            device: GraphicsDevice,
+            config: GraphicsConfiguration,
+            bounds: java.awt.Rectangle
+        ): java.awt.Rectangle {
+            val displayWidth = device.displayMode.width
+            val displayHeight = device.displayMode.height
+            val scalePercent = (displayWidth.toDouble() / bounds.width * 100).roundToInt() * 0.01
+            val insets = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenInsets(config)
+            val unscaledInsetLeft = (insets.left * scalePercent).roundToInt()
+            val unscaledInsetRight = (insets.right * scalePercent).roundToInt()
+            val unscaledInsetTop = (insets.top * scalePercent).roundToInt()
+            val unscaledInsetBottom = (insets.bottom * scalePercent).roundToInt()
+            return java.awt.Rectangle(
+                bounds.x + unscaledInsetLeft,
+                bounds.y + unscaledInsetTop,
+                displayWidth - unscaledInsetLeft - unscaledInsetRight,
+                displayHeight - unscaledInsetTop - unscaledInsetBottom
+            )
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
index e3f9171899..57af05ef9d 100644
--- a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
+++ b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3Application
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3ApplicationConfiguration
 import com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.HdpiMode
+import com.unciv.app.desktop.DesktopScreenMode.Companion.getMaximumWindowBounds
 import com.unciv.json.json
 import com.unciv.logic.files.SETTINGS_FILE_NAME
 import com.unciv.logic.files.UncivFiles
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ import com.unciv.ui.components.Fonts
 import com.unciv.ui.screens.basescreen.BaseScreen
 import com.unciv.utils.Display
 import com.unciv.utils.Log
-import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment
 import kotlin.math.max
 
 internal object DesktopLauncher {
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ internal object DesktopLauncher {
         if (settings.isFreshlyCreated) {
             settings.screenSize = ScreenSize.Large // By default we guess that Desktops have larger screens
             // LibGDX not yet configured, use regular java class
-            val graphicsEnvironment = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment()
-            val maximumWindowBounds = graphicsEnvironment.maximumWindowBounds
+            val maximumWindowBounds = getMaximumWindowBounds()
             settings.windowState = WindowState(
                 width = maximumWindowBounds.width,
                 height = maximumWindowBounds.height