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I have 3 monitors attached to my 8800GTS, which can only use 2 at a time. I use 3 different setups:

  • single screen (1)
  • dual screen (1+2)
  • single screen + TV out (1+3)

having to click screen resolution and select different screens etc is a bit of a pain, and to get round this I used to have an autohotkey script that opened up the NVIDIA control panel and select a different profile. However in W7, for some reason everytime I select a new profile it seems to mess up all the settings/not work at all.

I was wondering - does windows7 have any built in commands for selecting monitor 1+2, or 1+3 and just 1?

I'd love to have 3 shortcuts on my start menu like I used to!

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I have a similar problem, but using an ATI card. This question is somewhat old, I wonder if you've resolved it yet? Neither posted answer works for me. – McPherrinM Feb 21 '10 at 21:09
Sorry but no one really offered a working solution that didn't involve paying for software. I suggest you try using autohotkey, best of luck, and please let me know if you find a better solution! – kevyn Feb 27 '10 at 10:04
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Press Win + P and you get the following super easy way to switch your monitor setup:

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This doesn't really work for me, as it is only useful if you have 2 screens - I have 3, and sadly it doesn't give any other options – kevyn Oct 5 '09 at 9:32
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You can define several profiles with UltraMon.

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It supports scripting and also hotkeys for many features, including applying the profiles:

Hotkeys
Various hotkeys are available:

  • Move window to next/previous or primary monitor
  • Maximize window to monitor or desktop
  • Center mouse on primary monitor
  • Move mouse to next/previous monitor
  • Disable or enable secondary monitors
  • Launch screen saver
  • Run application or script
  • Launch UltraMon shortcut
  • Apply display profile
  • Lock mouse to active window or primary monitor
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At least for me, on an ATI card with Windows 7, I can't enable my third monitor using Ultramon. It only shows the first two displays in its configuration box. – McPherrinM Feb 21 '10 at 21:05
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